periodic_table_group
- plasmapy.particles.atomic.periodic_table_group(argument: str | Integral) Integral [source]
Return the periodic table group.
- Parameters:
argument (atom-like) – Atomic number (either integer or string), atomic symbol (e.g.,
"H"
, string), or element name (e.g.,"francium"
, string).- Returns:
The periodic table group of the element.
- Return type:
See also
periodic_table_period
returns periodic table period of element.
periodic_table_block
returns periodic table block of element.
periodic_table_category
returns periodic table category of element.
Examples
>>> periodic_table_group(18) 18 >>> periodic_table_group(24) 6 >>> periodic_table_group("Al") 13 >>> periodic_table_group("neon") 18 >>> periodic_table_group("barium") 2