Question
While looking at bromine (Br) on the periodic table, a student needs to find another element with very similar chemical properties but with a different atomic mass. Which best describes the student’s options?
There are two possible elements, and they are directly to the left and right of bromine.
There are two possible elements, and they are directly above and below bromine.
There are many possible elements, and they are all in the same vertical column as bromine.
There are many possible elements, and they are all in the same horizontal row as bromine.
There are two possible elements, and they are directly to the left and right of bromine.
There are two possible elements, and they are directly above and below bromine.
There are many possible elements, and they are all in the same vertical column as bromine.
There are many possible elements, and they are all in the same horizontal row as bromine.
Answers
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The best description of the student's options is:
**There are two possible elements, and they are directly above and below bromine.**
This is because bromine (Br) is in Group 17 of the periodic table, which contains the halogens. The elements directly above and below bromine are chlorine (Cl) and iodine (I), respectively. These elements share similar chemical properties due to their placement in the same group of the periodic table, but they have different atomic masses.
**There are two possible elements, and they are directly above and below bromine.**
This is because bromine (Br) is in Group 17 of the periodic table, which contains the halogens. The elements directly above and below bromine are chlorine (Cl) and iodine (I), respectively. These elements share similar chemical properties due to their placement in the same group of the periodic table, but they have different atomic masses.