Certain Period 2 Elements Exhibit Behaviors Similar to Period 3

question 12

Multiple Choice

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

• A)Some aluminum compounds and all beryllium compounds show significant covalent character in the gas phase.
• B)Beryllium forms bridge bonds in its hydrides while aluminum does not.
• C)Both form oxides that are impervious to reaction with water.
• D)The cations for both strongly polarize nearby electron clouds.
• E)Beryllium occurs in nature as the uncombined element, whereas aluminum does not.

Identify and explain the mechanisms of lateral gene transfer and biased gene conversion.

Analyze and interpret the impacts of natural and artificial selection in gene evolution and pharmaceutical prospecting.

Differentiate between orthologous and paralogous genes and their evolutionary significance.

Comprehend the significance of the ratio of coding to noncoding DNA in genomes across different organisms.

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