Take the alkali earth metals as an example, column I in the Periodic Table.
All of them have an unpaired s electron in their outer shell. All of them will form a +1 cation.
When you go down the column, all of them will have a similar outer shell configuration. The transition metals are different, however.
The properties of a compound are usually different from those of its individual elements because chemical bonds are formed between the elements, leading to new chemical and physical properties. These properties are determined by the arrangement of atoms in the compound, as well as the type of bonds that are formed.
Elements in Group 14 on the Periodic Table have similar properties to carbon. These elements are carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), and flerovium (Fl). Each of these elements has two electrons in the outermost p orbital, the electron configuration ns2np2, and they tend to adopt oxidation sates of +4 (+2 for the heavier elements due to the inert pair effect). Silicon is most similar to carbon.
A pair of elements in the same group are more likely to have similar properties. This is why groups are also called families. In the main group elements, groups 1,2, 13-18, the elements in a group have the same numbers of valence electrons in their outermost energy levels. This accounts for the fact that they behave in a similar matter in chemical reactions.
Silicon -- it also forms 4 bonds. Usually elements in the same group or vertical column in the periodic table all have similar chemical bonding properties.See the Related Questions to the left for more information.
Metals are elements that are usually malleable, ductile, conductive of heat and electricty, and lusterous. Non metals are elements that do not exhibit these characteristics. Metaloids are elements with intermediate properties.
They have similar properties, usually.
Elements in the same group or column on the periodic table have similar properties. This is because they have the same number of valence electrons, which determines their chemical behavior. For example, all elements in Group 1 (such as lithium, sodium, potassium) share similar properties due to having one valence electron.
No: The compounds more often have very different properties from those of the elements that form them.
Chemicals in a column, or "group" have similar chemical properties.
The properties of a compound are usually different from those of its individual elements because chemical bonds are formed between the elements, leading to new chemical and physical properties. These properties are determined by the arrangement of atoms in the compound, as well as the type of bonds that are formed.
Elements with similar properties are usually located in the same Group (column) on the Periodic Table.
Group 1 have one valence electron. The elements in Group 2 have two. The elements in Group 17 have seven valence electrons, and Group 18 elements have eight. Because the valence electrons within a family are the same, the elements in that group have similar properties.
because metalloids usually have properties that are similar to metals and nonmetals
Any element in the alkali metal group would have similar chemical properties, for example they all react easily to water.
To find an element that is similar to another element, look in the periodic table and find an element in the same column (group/family) as the element of interest. Usually, elements within the same group/family have very similar properties.
Elements in Group 14 on the Periodic Table have similar properties to carbon. These elements are carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), and flerovium (Fl). Each of these elements has two electrons in the outermost p orbital, the electron configuration ns2np2, and they tend to adopt oxidation sates of +4 (+2 for the heavier elements due to the inert pair effect). Silicon is most similar to carbon.
The periodic table is a table of the chemical elements arranged in order of atomic number, usually in rows, so that elements with similar atomic structure (and hence similar chemical properties) appear in vertical columns. You can always go to google.com and get an image on the periodic table. Hopefully this helps:)