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Why do elements in the same group or column of the periodic table have similar properties?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

because that is how they were organized. they stick to the elements that are most like themselves while striving to achieve an octet. plus, if you put all the ones that are similar togther they will be easier to identify.

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