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I am assuming you mean to ask why elements go into specific groups
Elements that have the same number of valence electrons are put into the same group. Because they all have the same number of valence electrons, it could also be said that elements are put into groups based on their chemical properties.
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∙ 12y agoBecause their chemical properties are mainly dependent on their valence (outer-most) electrons ... which does make a pattern on the Periodic Table.
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How elements are grouped in columns in the periodic table?
There are 18 groups in the Periodic Table of elements.
What is one way scientists have grouped elements?
the Periodic Table of elements
Is the Periodic table a chart of compounds grouped according to their properties?
there are no compounds on a periodic table. only elements are placed in the periodic table and they are grouped by similar attributes
What did Dmitri Mendeleev discover?
he drew up a table that grouped elements according to their atomic weights, his table became the basis for the periodic table of elements used today.
What was the name of the first scientist who grouped the elements an the periodic table?
MOSLEY
What type of elements are grouped on the left side of the periodic table?
Metals
What are elements on the periodic table are grouped based on?
Group are based on similar properties. The elements having same chemical properties are grouped together.
Where are the most reactive metals grouped in the periodic table of elements?
Group I, the Alkalai Metals
What is the periodic table of elements about?
The periodic table lists the elements that are currently known. They are grouped by atomic weight in most cases, by properties, and go in order by number of protons in the nucleus.
What are the properties based on modern periodic table?
Properties of elements are periodic function of atomic number. Elements with same chemical properties are grouped together.
What does the periodic table show us about atoms of various elements?
Periodic table show that elements have properties which are periodic in nature. These properties can be grouped together.
On the periodic table of elements what kind of gases are grouped in the far right column?
The answer is: noble gases
