Why are elements organized in the same group or families

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Afrosteve · Answer 1 · 2018-02-21T16:09:25+0000

The vertical columns on the periodic table are called groups or families because of their similar chemical behavior. All the members of a family of elements have thesame number of valence electrons and similar chemical properties

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