All the elements in a group in the periodic table have similar:
(a) What are the usual number of valence electrons and valency of group 18 elements of the periodic table?
(b) What happens to the number of valence electrons in the atoms of elements as we go down in a group of the periodic table?
Which among the following is not true about modern periodic table (a) group number of an element gives an idea of the numbers of its valence electrons (b) non metals are present towards the right side of the periodic table (c) hydrides of the elements in the first group will have a similar formula (d) oxides of elements in the first period will have a similar formula