Classification

The elements of the periodic table can be classified in several ways: into metals and nonmetals, and by groups (columns), such as the carbon group, to which carbon belongs.

The elements of the periodic table can be classified in several ways. Click on the options of the table to see them.

Periodic table classifying carbon as a nonmetal and a member of the carbon group

The original interactive periodic table, made in Flash, no longer works in current browsers; the image shows one of its views.

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