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What is significant about the elements within the same group of the periodic table?

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Well, for one, they have the same amount of electrons in the outmost shell: Group 1 has 1, Group 2 has 2 etc...They all share similar chemical properties, for example Group 6 (?) S and Se both are acidic oxides.
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