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Which answer best describes the relationship between sodium and aluminum?

Sodium and aluminum have similar chemical properties because they are in the same group.

Sodium and aluminum have similar chemical properties because they are in the same period.

Sodium and aluminum have the same number of electron shells because they are in the same group.

Sodium and aluminum have the same number of electron shells because they are in the same period.

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b

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Sodium and aluminum are in the same period, and therefore have similar chemical properties. It's B. 
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