Elements in a Periodic Family Tend to Combine with the Same

question 15

True/False

Elements in a periodic family tend to combine with the same number of hydrogen atoms.

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Definitions:

o,p-positions

Refers to the ortho and para positions in a benzene ring, which are locations relative to a reference point on the ring.

Aromatic Rings

Cyclic (ring-shaped) compounds containing delocalized pi electrons over the structure, leading to high stability.

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

A type of chemical reaction where an electrophile selectively replaces a hydrogen atom in an aromatic ring, leading to the formation of a substituted aromatic compound.

Major Organic Product

The primary organic compound formed in the highest quantity in a chemical reaction involving organic reactants.