The vertical columns on the Periodic Table are called

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

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A	rows
B	periods
C	elements
D	groups

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Vertical columns in the periodic table starting from top to bottom are called groups. There are 18 groups in the modern periodic table. The elements of same group have same number of valence electrons.

Detailed explanation-2: -The periodic table is composed of vertical columns called groups and horizontal rows called periods.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vertical columns in the periodic table are ‘groups’. Horizontal rows in the periodic table are ‘periods’. ‘Groups’ have the same number of electrons in their outer shell.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Mendeleev’s periodic table, the vertical columns are called as groups and horizontal rows are called as periods. It has 8 groups and 6 periods in total.

Detailed explanation-5: -The horizontal rows are known as periods and vertical columns in the periodic table are known as groups.

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