Element 17 (Cl)and 9 (F)________

question 37

Multiple Choice

Element 17 (Cl) and 9 (F) ________.

• A)are chemically very different because they lie directly below each other on the periodic table
• B)are chemically similar because they lie directly below each other on the periodic table
• C)behave as metals because they lie on the right side of the periodic table
• D)are chemically relatively inert because they adjacent to the inert gases on the periodic table

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