Answer and Explanation:
The columns of the periodic table are able to inform the number and type of connection that the elements can make. This is because the number of each column informs the number of electrons in the valence layer of the elements. The amount of electrons in the valence layer is what determines the amount and type of bond that the elements make. The elements in column 1, for example, have 1 electron in the valence layer and therefore will make 1 covalent bond. The elements of columns 15, as another example, have 5 electrons in the valence layer and will need to make 3 ionic or covalent bonds.
To describe how knowing the group number is a cheat code to determine the type of bonds that can be formed, we should first define periodic table
Periodic Table is a series of elements in which they are arranged in increasing order of their atomic number from left to right but the table also have groups (column) from up to downwards each group have atoms with same number of electrons in their last shell due to which they all have almost similar properties such as same magnetic properties ,same number of bonds formation, metallic character .
We can say that similarity in properties of members of same group is due to same number of valance electrons . For example group 14 i.e. Carbon Family ,all elements of this group will have 4 valance electrons and will form 4 bonds by sharing of their electrons.
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