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Chemical families: introduction

Answer Text:
Introduction:
- Elements are classified and hence positioned in the periodic table based on the number of valence electrons and the number of energy levels.
- The number of valence electrons is equal to the group to which the element belongs; while the number of energy levels is equal to the period to which the element belongs.
- Elements in the same group are said to belong to the same chemical family.