Question

What do you mean by representative elements? Give example.

Answer 1

1. The elements within the first two families (Groups I and II on the far left) and the last six families or groups (on the right) of the Periodic Table are known as representative elements.
2. Groups that contain representative elements are Alkali metals, Alkaline earth metals, Boron family, Carbon family, Chalcogen family, Halogen family, and Noble gases.