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Group 5 element

Group	5
Period
4	23 V
5	41 Nb
6	73 Ta
7	105 Db

A Group 5 element is one in 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).

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

Biological occurrences

Of the group 5 elements, only vanadium has been identified as playing a role in the biological chemistry of living systems: it is involved in some of the enzymes of higher organisms, and also, unusually, in the biochemistry of some marine tunicates.

Explanation of periodic table slice on right:

Transition metals

atomic number in black are solids

solid borders are older than the Earth (Primordial elements)

dotted borders are made artificially (Synthetic elements)

Categories: Periodic table | Chemical element groups