NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Group 5

All of these elements are classed in Group 5 because their valence shell holds four electrons. Dubnium can only be produced in the laboratory, it does not exist in nature.

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Transition metals

Color coding for these atomic numbers: At room temperature, all are solid; red indicates item is synthetic and does not occur naturally.

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Group 5 element - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (192 words)
	A Group 5 element is the series of elements in group 5 (IUPAC style) in the periodic table, which consists of vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), and dubnium (Db).
	All of these elements are classed in Group 5 because their valence shell holds four electrons.
	Groups: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18

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