The group number is an identifier used to describe the column of
the standard Periodic Table in which the element appears.
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On a standard periodic table, Arsenic (As) is in Row 4, Column
15.
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In chemistry, a group (also known as a family) is a vertical column in the periodic table of the chemical elements. There are 18 groups in the standard periodic table.
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I know that there are over a hundred but you can't always say
because when more elements are discovered they are put on the
periodic table on the standard table there are 118,