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Name two elentents you would expect to show chemical reactions similar to magnesium. What is the basis for your choice?

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Calcium (Ca) and strontium (Sr) are expected to show chemical reactions similar to magnesium (Mg)
(a) This is because the number of valence electrons (2) is same in all these three elements.
(b) As they have the same valence electrons, they show the same chemical reactions
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