Question

Name the following:

The family of elements to which sodium belongs.

Answer 1

1. Modern periodic table is the arrangement of elements on the basis of increasing atomic number in 7 horizontal rows and 18 vertical columns. Horizontal rows are termed as Periods while the vertical columns are termed as Groups.
2. Elements present in Group 1, 2,13 to 18, and Period 3 of the periodic table are termed as typical elements. For example, Magnesium (Mg) and Aluminium (Al).
3. Elements present in Group 1 of the periodic table, except for Hydrogen (H), are termed as alkali metals. For example, Cesium (Cs).
4. Since Sodium (Na) belongs to group 1 of the periodic table, it is classified as an alkali metal.