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By elements being similar, I assume you mean elements of the same group being similar rather than all elements in general. Elements of the same group are similar in terms of chemical properties because they share a similar electron configuration. For instance group one of the Periodic Table, the alkali metals, has only one electron in its outermost unfilled orbital. Because chemical reactions are dependent on the exchange and sharing of electrons, the similarity of electron configuration in elements of a group results in them having similar properties. For instance, the alkali metals are all soft and extremely reactive.

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