One of the patterns that shows up nicely in the periodic table is that similar chemical properties
A) correlate to the mass of each element on a row.
B) make great batteries, if you choose a metal from two separate rows.
C) exist on each diagonal, starting with hydrogen, then lithium, and so forth.
D) are displayed by elements in the same column.

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Similar chemical properties are displayed by elements in the same column, also known as a group or family, on the periodic table. Elements in the same group have the same number of valence electrons and therefore behave similarly in chemical reactions.

One of the Patterns That Shows Up Nicely in the Periodic