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Explain why the properties of the elements in a group are usually similar?
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∙ 10y ago
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.
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∙ 13y agoThe properties of an element depends on the number of electrons in the outermost shell of the atom of that element. All the elements in a group have same number of electrons in their last shell. So their properties match.
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What other elements have similar properties to carbon?
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.
Which elements are most likely to react in the same manner in a chemical reaction?
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.
How do the properties of a new substance compare with the properties of the original substances after a chemical change takes place?
the product's properties usually and may differ from the properties of the reactants. Example-salt-sodium, a soft explosive metal and chlorine, a toxic gas. make salt.
What element in the periodic table has chemical properties that are most similar to those of carbon?
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.
What are metals and non-metals and metaloids?
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.
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.
Why are elements place in the same column of the periodic table?
They have similar properties, usually.
Is it true when element chemically combine the usually form compounds that have properties that are similar to those of the uncombined elements?
No: The compounds more often have very different properties from those of the elements that form them.
How are elements with simalar proporties displayed in the periodic table?
Elements with similar properties are usually located in the same Group (column) on the Periodic Table.
What do elements ina column on the periodic table usually have in common?
Chemicals in a column, or "group" have similar chemical properties.
Why do the elements in the vertical columns all have the same chemical properties?
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.
How are metalloids differents from metals and nonmetals?
because metalloids usually have properties that are similar to metals and nonmetals
What other elements have similar properties to carbon?
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.
How do you find elements that are simmilar to a specific element?
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.
What elements has properties similar to potassium?
Any element in the alkali metal group would have similar chemical properties, for example they all react easily to water.
Mendeleev's pattern repeated after how many elements?
The properties were repeated after 8 elements.
Define group as it relates to the periodic table?
A group is a vertical column on the periodic table. The elements in a group have very similar chemical properties because their outer electron configuration is the same. Ex: the first column on the left, Li, Na, K etc. Each of these has one outer electron, causing each to react in very similar ways. They lose that electron and form a positive ion.
