Question

Write the common name of Group 15, Group 16 and Group 17 elements of periodic table and also write why are they called so?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Other groups with specific names are the pnictogens (group 15), chalcogens (group 16), halogens (group 17), and the noble gases (group 18, also known as inert gases). The groups can also be referred to by the first element of the group: For example, the chalcogens can be called the oxygen group or oxygen family.