Chemistry
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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Group number signifies the number of electrons in the outer shell of an atom of the element.
As the 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 same valency and similar chemical properties.
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