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Why would you expect calcium and strontium to exhibit similar chemical properties?


a. They belong to the same period.
b. They have the same mass number.
c. They have the same atomic number.
d. They belong to the same element group. ​


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Answer:

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Explanation:

The second column on the periodic table of the chemical elements is collectively called the alkaline earth metal group: beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium. Because the outer electron structure in all of these elements is similar, they all have somewhat similar chemical and physical properties.