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A group (also known as a family) is a vertical column in the periodic table of the chemical elements and the group number tells you what group it is in.

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What does the group number of the periodic table tell you about the structure of an atom?

The group number of an atom in the periodic table tells you the number of valence electrons that atom has. Valence electrons are involved in the atom's chemical reactions and determine its chemical properties. Atoms in the same group have similar chemical behaviors due to having the same number of valence electrons.


What does atomic number tell you?

Tell you the number of protons and electrons in an atom


What do the atomic number and mass number tell you about the atom?

the atomic number is the number of protons/electrons in the atom


What do the atomic number and the mass number tell you about the atom?

the atomic number is the number of protons/electrons in the atom


What does the mass number of an atom tell you about the atom?

The mass number tells us the number (the sum) of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.


What does the atomic number of an element tell you about its atom?

It would tell you how many neutrons make up the Nucleus of the atom.


What does the atomic mass number an atom tell you about the atom?

The mass number of an atom is equal to the sum of its number of protons and neutrons, simply, nucleons.


What does the atomic mass number of an atom tell you about the atom?

The mass number of an atom is equal to the sum of its number of protons and neutrons, simply, nucleons.


What does the atomic number of an atom tell you about it?

It would tell you how many neutrons make up the Nucleus of the atom.


What does the Roman numeral above the group tell us about the structure of the atom?

If you are referring to GROUP NUMBER when you say "Roman numeral above the group", it tells you the number of valence electrons, or the number of outermost electrons, with transition metals being the exception. For group number XII - XVIII the number of valence electrons is the group number minus 10 (minus 10 for the 10 transition groups).


What does the group tell us about the structure of the atom?

The group or family of an element in the periodic table tells us about the number of valence electrons an atom of that element has. This can provide information about the atom's reactivity and chemical properties. Different groups have similar characteristics due to their similar outer electron configurations.


How can you tell if an atom is an ion?

If the number of protons and neutrons are the same, its an atom, if not its an ion