Question

1. which of the following statements are correct? rewrite each false statement to make it true.

a) elements listed in rows on the periodic table belong to the same family.
b) elements in the same column of the periodic table exhibit the same physical properties
c) elements in the same group are in the same family
d) elements that are side by side on the periodic table belong to the same period

Explanation:

a) False. Elements in columns belong to the same family. Rows are called periods.
b) False. Elements in the same column have similar chemical properties, not exactly the same physical properties.
c) True. Groups and families are the same in the periodic - table context.
d) True. Elements side - by - side are in the same row, which is a period.

Answer:

a) False. Elements listed in columns on the periodic table belong to the same family.
b) False. Elements in the same column of the periodic table exhibit similar chemical properties.
c) True
d) True