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Nitrogen family elements often form covalent compounds, usually with the oxidation numbers +3 or +5.

Nitrogen and phosphorus are nonmetals. Arsenic and antimony are metalloids. Bismuth is a metal.

Except for nitrogen, the elements are solid at room temperature.

Element density increases moving down the family.

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The nitrogen family was also known as the group 15. It is a vertical colum on the periodic table. The family containing two non metals, nitrogen and phosphorus. These non-metals usually gain or share three electrons when reacting with other elements.