Group 4 element
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| Group | 4 |
| Period | |
| 4 | 22 Ti |
| 5 | 40 Zr |
| 6 | 72 Hf |
| 7 | 104 Rf |
All of these elements are classed in Group 4 because their valence shell holds four electrons. Rutherfordium can only be produced in the laboratory and has not been found in nature.
| >Explanation of right-hand periodic table slice: | Transition metals
| atomic number in black are solids |
| solid borders are older than the Earth (Primordial elements) | dotted borders are made artificially (Synthetic elements) |
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