In this page we will list and describe characteristics that are common to elements within a group (family) on the periodic table including their chemical/physical properties and electron configuration.
Characteristics of the Groups
Check out the webpage from the good people at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, in it they provide a brief description of each of the families of elements we are studying.
Click on the button to link to a website that provides another brief and general description of each of the groups of elements including some groupings we discussed earlier.
Below you will find a very detailed lecture describing each of the main element groups.
Strange Elements
Looking to kill some time? Head over to the Weird Stuff page on this site, there is a video on some of the strangest elements known to man along with an article on some of the most recently discovered elements.