Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1305079248
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 19 - Review Questions - Page 789: 4

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Diagonal relationships exist between certain elements in the periodic table due to similarities in their electronic configurations and atomic sizes. Be and Al have similar properties because they both have small sizes and share some similarities in their electronic structures. Similarly, B and Si have similarities because they are adjacent to each other in the periodic table and have comparable electron configurations.
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