What Is the Basis for Placing Groups of Elements into a Family

question 73

Multiple Choice

What is the basis for placing groups of elements into a family on the periodic table?

• A)similar atomic mass numbers
• B)identical chemical and physical properties
• C)similar colors, shapes and uses
• D)similar valence electron configurations

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Definitions:

Monopolistically Competitive

Referring to a market structure where many firms sell products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power.

Pure Monopolist

A market structure where a single firm is the sole producer for a product or service, with no close substitutes, giving it significant market power.

Perfectly Elastic

describes a market situation in which the quantity demanded or supplied changes infinitely in response to any change in price.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, indicating overall profitability beyond breakeven.