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Question
State what the group number in the Modern Periodic Table signifies. Give a reason why elements in the same group, have similar valency and similar chemical properties.
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Solution
Group number signifies the number of electrons in the outer shell of an atom of the element.
- Number of electrons in the outer shell of all elements in a group is the same.
- Hence all elements in the same group of the periodic table have the same ‘Valency’ and similar ‘Chemical properties’.
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