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Groups 1 and 2 are +1 and +2 respectivelly.. Group 3-12 have variable oxidation numbers - they are the so-called transition metals. Group 14-17 have variable oxidation numbers -even group 18- has- there are a number of different compounds of Xe for example.

Group 1 and 2 have some strange compounds such as Cs11O3 .

A better question might be which group doesn't have variable oxidation numbers!

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