Define group as it relates to the periodic table?

Answer 1

A group is a vertical column on the Periodic Table. The elements in a group have very similar chemical properties because their outer electron configuration is the same.

Ex: the first column on the left, Li, Na, K etc. Each of these has one outer electron, causing each to react in very similar ways. They lose that electron and form a positive ion.

Answer 2

In the periodic table, a group refers to a column of elements sharing similar chemical properties due to the same number of electrons in their outermost energy level. Groups are also known as families in the periodic table and are numbered from 1 to 18. Members of the same group typically exhibit similar reactivity and bonding patterns.

Answer 3

Groups are diffrent sections of the periodic table in which elements with similar properties belong to.

Answer 4

Groups are the vertical columns on the periodic table. Elements in the same group usually have similar properties.