What are periodic table groups and what do they represent?

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David Drayer
Jul 30, 2018

Groups are the same as families or vertical columns in the periodic table and represent elements that are similar in electron configurations and chemical properties.

Explanation:

A group is a vertical column on the periodic table. This family of elements have the same electron configuration. This leads to the atoms in the group to have similar chemical properties.

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