THE PERIODIC TABLEWorking out the issues

What’s with the Group #’sp

Different periodic tables have different labels for Different periodic tables have different labels for the group numbers.

Group 1 (IA, IA) Group 10 (VIIIA, VIIIB)p ( , )Group 2 (IIA, IIA)Group 3 (IIIA, IIIB)

p ( , )Group11 (IB, IB)Group12 (IIB, IIB)

Group 4 (IVA, IVB)Group 5 (VA, VB)

Group 13 (IIIB, IIIA)Group 14 (IVB, IVA)

Group 6 (VIA, VIB)Group 7 (VIIA, VIIB)

Group 15 (VB, VA)Group 16 (VIB, VIA)

Group 8 (VIIIA, VIIIB)Group 9 (VIIIA, VIIIB)

Group 17 (VIIB, VIIA)Group 18 (VIII, VIIIA)

What’s with the Group #’sp

Different periodic tables have different labels for Different periodic tables have different labels for the group numbers.

Group 1 (IA, IA) Group 10 (VIIIA, VIIIB)p ( , )Group 2 (IIA, IIA)Group 3 (IIIA, IIIB)

p ( , )Group11 (IB, IB)Group12 (IIB, IIB)

Group 4 (IVA, IVB)Group 5 (VA, VB)

Group 13 (IIIB, IIIA)Group 14 (IVB, IVA)

Group 6 (VIA, VIB)Group 7 (VIIA, VIIB)

Group 15 (VB, VA)Group 16 (VIB, VIA)

Group 8 (VIIIA, VIIIB)Group 9 (VIIIA, VIIIB)

Group 17 (VIIB, VIIA)Group 18 (VIII, VIIIA)

In America...

IA VIIIA

IIA IIIA IVA VA VIIAVIA

VIIIB

IB IIBIIIB IVB VB VIB VIIB

In Europe…p

IA VIII

IIA IIIB IVB VB VIIBVIB

VIIIA

IB IIBIIIA IVA VA VIA VIIA

I’m so confused…

I’m so confused…

Those group 3B elements are

crazy!

I’m so confused…

Those group 3B elements are

crazy!

IchWeiß…Boron istso langweilig!

I’m so confused…

IchWeiß…Boron istso langweilig!

Huh?!?

The Solution

1 18

2 13 14 15 1716

11 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10