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What is Element Properties?

WHAT PERIOD 2 ELEMENT HAS A CHEMICAL PROPERTIES MOST LIKE SILICON?

  • wHAT PERIOD 2 ELEMENT HAS A CHEMICAL PROPERTIES MOST LIKE SILICON? How many valence-shell electrons does this element have?How many valence-shell electrons does silicon have?

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    Germanium is wrong, its in the 4th period. Carbon is the right answer because its in the 2nd period. The "period" an element is in is basically the horizontal row it is in. The vertical columns in the periodical table are called "groups"

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Carbon; it has 4 valence electrons, as does Silicon.

Geoffrey B

Hmm Germanium Ge Germanium is also a semiconductor and is used in elelctronics etc. It also has 4 valence electrons http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/pertable_fla.htm

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