pH stands for
the power of hydrogen. pH that ranges form 1-6.9 are acid substances. At pH 1 -
2.9, the substance is highly acidic which will have the color from red to red - orange. At pH 3 - 4, the substance is mildly
acidic and the color range is from red - orange to orange. At pH 4.1 – 6.9, the substance is weakly acidic and the color range is from orange to yellow. At pH 7, it is
neutral and it is green in color. At pH 7.1-14, it is basic. At pH 7.1 - 10.9, the substance is weakly
basic the color range is from green to blue. At pH 11 - 13, the substance is mildly basic and the color range is from blue to purple. At pH 13.1 – 14, the
substance is highly basic and the color range is from purple to light purple.
atoms are made of 3 types of sub atomic particles- protons, neutrons and electrons
from these 3 particles, electrons are responsible for participating in chemical bonds. therefore chemical properties of elements are based on the number of electrons present.
valence electrons are the number of electrons in the outermost energy shell that are involved in chemical bonds.
atoms with same number of valence electrons are grouped in to columns called groups.
therefore elements of the same group have same number of valence electrons, hence similar chemical properties.
from the options given
only Be and Mg belong to the same group they both belong to group 2 with 2 valence electrons
therefore Be and Mg have similar chemical properties
answer is
1) Be and Mg
I thought the answer is d
