Why do chemical properties along a period vary?

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Chemical properties are those properties that can be observed in a chemical reaction.
For elements, chemical properties depend upon the number of valence electrons.
Since an electron is added every time when we move from one element to another in a period. Hence, the number of valence electrons varies.
Due to this, chemical properties also vary along the period.

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