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    | • | _______:
    (families) are the columns of 
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    |  | elements. The
    elements in the groups have 
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    |  | similar chemical
    properties and predictable 
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    |  | trends in
    physical properties. 
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    | • | Groups also have
    labels. Group A elements 
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    |  | are the
    _____________ elements and the 
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    |  | Group B are the
    ___________ elements. 
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    | • | Note that there
    is another way of labeling 
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    |  | the groups with
    nos. 1-18. 
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