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Which statement about the Periodic Table is correct?

A Elements are arranged in order of decreasing proton number.
B Group number is the number of electron shells in atoms of the elements in the group.
C Group numbers can be used to predict the charges of ions.
D Metallic character increases left to right across a period.

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answer :c

explanation :

group numbers can be used to determine the number of electrons in the outer most shell thus if the group numbers are above four then the elemnts are negative ions if less than four then posetive

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