Explain similarities in the chemical properties of elements in the same group of the Periodic Table in terms of their electronic configuration
State that isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties because they have the same number of electrons and therefore the same electronic configuration
State that: (a) Group VIII noble gases have a full outer electron shell (b) the number of outer shell electrons is equal to the group number in Groups I to VII (c) the number of occupied electron shells is equal to the period number