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What is the fundamental focus of the Periodic Table?
What is the fundamental focus of the Periodic Table?
- Trends in group interactions
- Simple and giant structures in nature
- Chemical reactions and compound formations
- Atomic structure and properties of elements (correct)
Why do elements within the same group in the Periodic Table exhibit similar chemical properties?
Why do elements within the same group in the Periodic Table exhibit similar chemical properties?
- Due to identical numbers of valence electrons (correct)
- Because they possess similar physical states at room temperature
- As a result of identical atomic numbers
- Because of similar atomic masses
What determines the formation of compounds between elements?
What determines the formation of compounds between elements?
- The number of protons in the nucleus
- The similarity in atomic sizes
- The tendency to achieve a stable electron configuration (correct)
- The position of the element in the periodic table
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