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CHEMICAL GROUP [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

Group : One of the sets of elements which show some similarity in chemical and physical properties and which are commonly represented in a column of the periodic table.

OBS

Nine groups are now recognized, numbered O-VIII, which represent the eight groups of Mendeleev's revised periodic table (1871) with the addition of the noble gases. Groups I-VII are each divided into two sub-groups in which the similarity in properties is more marked.

OBS

The word "group" should not be applied to a number of elements of similar properties that are not actual groups in the Periodic Table; the proper term for these elements is "series".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

«groupe, groupement» : Colonne verticale du tableau périodique des éléments.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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