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The atom of an element has electronic configuration 2, 8, 8, 2.
(a) What is the atomic number of the element?
(b) To which of the following elements would it be chemically similar? (Atomic numbers of elements are given in brackets)
`He(2),O_(8),Mg(12),K(19)`
Give reason for your choice.

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