Question

What group in the periodic table is nitrogen located?

Answer 1

Hint: The modern periodic table is the arrangement of the elements according to the increasing order of their atomic numbers. The periodic table consists of elements distributed into various periods and groups. The horizontal row is the period and the vertical columns are the groups. There are 7 periods and 18 groups in the modern periodic table.

Complete answer:
The modern periodic table is made on the basis of modern periodic law that states, the physical and chemical properties of elements are the periodic function of their atomic number. This results in the arrangement of elements in the periodic table according to the increasing atomic number. The atomic number of elements is the total number of protons which is also equal to the total number of electrons in that atom.
A modern periodic table consists of 18 groups and 7 periods. Groups are vertical columns and periods are horizontal rows. The periodic table is as follows:

Clearly, through this table, the position of nitrogen with its symbol N is in group 15.
Hence, nitrogen is located in the group 15 of the periodic table.

Note:
According to the periodic table of Mendeleev, the position of nitrogen is in group VA. The modern periodic table is based on his arrangement of the periodic table. The group 15 are called as pnictogens, that consist of the non – metals that are nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), while arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) are metalloids and bismuth (Bi) is a metal.