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A group is a vertical column in the Periodic Table; there are 8 groups, numbered, always in Roman numerals, I to VII from left to right, with group O (the noble gases) on the far right-hand side. The atoms of elements within any given group have similar outer electron configurations

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The group number is the number of electrons in the outer shell of the element.

They are columns that move along from left to right, 1 to 18, increasing.

So elements in group one will have one electron in its outer shell, and so on.

Note: electrons in the outer shell of an element are called valence electrons.

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