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Mention similarity of properties of hydrogen with two properties of group 17 elements of long periodic table.

WBBSE Class X Physical Science Periodic Table 02 Mark 2022

Answer

Hydrogen shares similarities with group 17 elements (halogens) in the following ways:

  1. Both hydrogen and halogens have valency one.
  2. Both hydrogen and halogens exist as diatomic molecules (H2, F2, Cl2, Br2) in their gaseous states.

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