Question

why do the elements in the same group have similar chemical and physical properties?

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Answer 1

Elements in the group have similar chemical properties. This is because their atoms have the same number of electron in the highest occupied energy level.

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Answer 2

Each element within a group has similar physical or chemical properties because of its atom's outermost electron shell (most chemical properties are dominated by the orbital location of the outermost electron).