Use the Periodic table below to answer the following questions:

-Element 17 Cl. and 9
A) behave as metals because they lie on the right side of the periodic table
B) are chemically similar because they lie directly below each other on the periodic table
C) are chemically relatively inert because they adjacent to the inert gases on the periodic table
D) are chemically very different because they lie directly below each other on the periodic table

Question

Use the Periodic table below to answer the following questions:
 
-Element 17 Cl. and 9
A) behave as metals because they lie on the right side of the periodic table 
B) are chemically similar because they lie directly below each other on the periodic table 
C) are chemically relatively inert because they adjacent to the inert gases on the periodic table 
D) are chemically very different because they lie directly below each other on the periodic table

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Chlorine (Cl) and Fluorine (F) are both halogens and lie in the same group (Group 17) of the periodic table, making them chemically similar.

Use the Periodic Table Below to Answer the Following Questions