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Why are nitrogen and phosphorus are both in group 5 in the periodic table?
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∙ 11y ago
Because they both have 5 electrons in their outer shell. This is the way that the elements in the Periodic Table were grouped.
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How are nitrogen phosphorus and arsenic similar?
They are all in the same Group ; Group (V) of the Periodic Table.
What 2 elements are found from Group 5a of periodic table in fertilizer?
nitrogen and phosphorus
Group 15 of the periodic table?
group 15 is also known as group 5a the nitrogen family
Which element has 5 valence electrons?
Boron has 5 electrons. The symbol on the Periodic table is B. The atomic number is 5 and the atomic weight is 10.811.
What is the nitrogen group?
The nitrogen group is group 15 on the periodic table.
How are nitrogen phosphorus and arsenic similar?
They are all in the same Group ; Group (V) of the Periodic Table.
What 2 elements are found from Group 5a of periodic table in fertilizer?
nitrogen and phosphorus
What do the elements nitrogen phosphorus and arsenic have in common?
They are in Group 15 of the periodic table, the pnictogens.
Group 15 of the periodic table?
group 15 is also known as group 5a the nitrogen family
Which element has 5 valence electrons?
Boron has 5 electrons. The symbol on the Periodic table is B. The atomic number is 5 and the atomic weight is 10.811.
Where is Nitrogen family located at the periodic table?
Nitrogen is in group 15 on the periodic table. Nitrogen is in group 15 (and period 2).
What is the nitrogen group?
The nitrogen group is group 15 on the periodic table.
What does being in group 15 on the periodic table mean?
Group 15 is the 15th column in the periodic table of elements. It includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antinomy, bismuth, and ununpentium. Group 15 elements are called pnictogens & pnicogens.
What element from the periodic table is important in fertilizers?
nitrogen phosphorus potassium
What two elements are similar to phosphorus?
Phosphorus is in the 15th column of the periodic table (Nitrogen group) That means that it has similar valence shell electronic properties as nitrogen arsenic antimony bismuth
What family does phosphorus belong too?
A family is another name for a group. Groups are the vertical columns on the table. Phosphorus is in group 15, or 5A
What is the name of family 15 on the periodic table?
These are the pnictogens and you can remember them by the first two letters of two pnictogens. P, phosphorus; N, nitrogen.
