The columns of the periodic table, also referred to as "groups" contain elements with similar reactive properties, due to these elements having a similar configuration of electrons in their outer shell.
Answer:
(a) Eka-aluminum and gallium are two names of the same element as Eka-Aluminium has almost exactly the same properties as the actual properties of the gallium element. The properties: atomic mass, density, melting point, formula of chloride and formula of oxide are almost the same.
Explanation:
Scandium - Eka boron.
(ii) Gallium - Eka aluminium.
(iii) Germanium - Eka silicon.
