Certain Period 2 Elements Exhibit Behaviors Similar to Period 3

question 20

Multiple Choice

Certain Period 2 elements exhibit behaviors similar to Period 3 elements immediately below and to the right. One of the interesting diagonal relationships occurs between boron and silicon. Which of the following is one of their similarities?

• A)Both exhibit electrical properties of a conductor.
• B)The oxoanions of both elements occur in extended ionic networks.
• C)Both elements form compounds (boranes and silanes)that are good oxidizing agents.
• D)Boric acid and silicic acid occur in layers with widespread hydrogen bonding.
• E)Both elements are unusually soft solids.

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Definitions:

Genetics

The study of heredity, or how characteristics of organisms are transmitted from one generation to the next.

Environment

The surrounding or conditions in which an organism lives or operates, encompassing both natural and artificial elements.

Evolutionary Change

A process through which the genetic makeup of a population changes over generations, driven by mechanisms such as natural selection, mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift.

Selection

The process by which certain traits become more or less common in a population due to their impact on the survival and reproduction of their carriers.