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All the elements in a particular group have the same ________.

A
mass number
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number of shells
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C
number of valence electrons
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D
ionisation energy
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Solution

The correct option is C number of valence electrons

Elements in a group have similar chemical properties because they have the same number of valence electrons. Valence electrons are responsible for the chemical reactivity of an element.


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