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A) If you have a Periodic Table that is NOT color coded, describe where to look on the Periodic Table to find elements which have similar chemical properties.

B) Explain why they have similar chemical properties.

C) Name three elements that have those similarities.

Answer 1

A) elements in the same group usually have similar chemical properties
B) This is because their atoms have the same number of electrons in the highest occupied energy shells
C) Lithium, sodium, potassium in group 1 elements are reactive metals called the alkali metals