Two elements $A, B$ have a same number of valence electrons in their atom have similar:

combining capacity

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chemical properties

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atomic sizes

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metallic character

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Solution

The correct option is B chemical properties
Chemical properties of an element based on the number of electrons in its valence shell hence the elements having the same number of electrons in its outermost orbit will place in the same group of periodic table and show similar chemical properties.

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