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Name two elements you would expect to show same kind of chemical reactivity as magnesium what is the basis for your choice?

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Calcium and strontium. Basis of Choice :
`:. " Electronic configuration of magnesium " = 2,8,2`
`:. " Electronic configuration of calcium " = 2,8,8,2`
`:. " Electronic configuration of strontium " = 2,8,18,8,2`
These three elements have same number of valence electrons. Therefore, these elements are expected to show chemical reactions similar to magnesium.
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