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Diagonal Similiraity
« on: September 13, 2006, 12:44:03 PM »
hi, Can you please name 3 similarities in chemical properties between Al and Be? I cant think of any similarity except that both of them are metals.

and I am just curious, Why does an element share similar properties with the element which is placed diagonally across it? I mean, what causes this phenomen?

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Re: Diagonal Similiraity
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2006, 12:59:57 PM »
Think electron deficiency
"Say you're in a [chemical] plant and there's a snake on the floor. What are you going to do? Call a consultant? Get a meeting together to talk about which color is the snake? Employees should do one thing: walk over there and you step on the friggin� snake." - Jean-Pierre Garnier, CEO of Glaxosmithkline, June 2006

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