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Its a different amount for each group.

Group 1: 7 elements
Group 2: 6 elements
Groups 3-12: 4 elements
Groups 13-17: 5 elements
Group 18: 6 elements


The lanthanide and the actinide series usually aren't included in the 18 groups.

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it depends the first group ( the alkali metals) has 7 then the 2nd group ( the alkali earth metals) has 6 then from 3 group - the 12th group is 4. 13-17 is 6 and the last group is 7

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There are 8 groups in total that are considered to be representative elements. They are Groups 1, 2 and 13 to 18

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There are seven elements in one group.

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