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They have the same outer electron structure and thus similar chemical properties.

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What is similar when elements have the same group?

Elements in the same group have similar physical and chemical properties.


Do elements in the same group or period have similar properties?

Elements of same group have the same number of valence electrons and hence have similar properties.


Which elements are most similar?

Elements in the same group are most similar.


Which elements have similar properties on the periodic table?

The elements in the same groups usually do. Elements in the same group have same number of valence electrons and hence have similar chemical and physical properties.


Do elements in the same group have similar atomic numbers?

No. Elements in the same group have same number of valence electrons.


How are elements in the same group similar?

Elements thare are in the same goup have similar phsyical and chemical properties.


Where on the periodic table would you find five elements that have very similar properties?

Elements in the same group (column) have the same properties. All the elements in group one have similar properties. All the elements in group two have similar properties. And so on...


Why elements are place in a group?

Elements with similar electron configurations are placed in the same group.


Are elements in the same group similar?

yes!


Which elements occupy the same group in the periodic table?

Elements that have similar chemical properties occupy the same group on the Periodic Table.


What elements have similar chemical and physical properties.?

elements in the same group


Do the elements in a group of priodic table have the similar chemical and physical properties?

The elements in a group have the similar chemical properties dueto presence of same no of electrons in their outermost shell but they differ physically because physical properties are related to their atomic sizes from top to bottom in a group atomic size increases so their physical properties also differ.