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

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Beryllium (Be) and Calcium (Ca) are the two elements which will show chemical reactions similar to magnesium because Be and Ca belong to the same group (group 2) of the Periodic Table as magnesium (group 2). All of these have same number of electrons (i.e., 2) in their outermost shell.
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