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Based on their location in the figure below, oxygen and selenium have
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the same conductivity.
the same number of neutrons
the same number of electron orbitals.
similar properties.
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similar properties.
Explanation: Oxygen and selenium are in the same group (group 16, the chalcogens) so they have the same number of valence electrons and therefore similar chemical behavior. They do not have the same conductivity (O2 is a gas, Se is a solid semiconductor), they are in different periods so they have different numbers of electron shells, and they have different numbers of neutrons (different atomic masses).
Explanation: Oxygen and selenium are in the same group (group 16, the chalcogens) so they have the same number of valence electrons and therefore similar chemical behavior. They do not have the same conductivity (O2 is a gas, Se is a solid semiconductor), they are in different periods so they have different numbers of electron shells, and they have different numbers of neutrons (different atomic masses).
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