13 atoms of elements in a group of the periodic
table have similar chemical properties.
this similarity is most closely related to the
atoms'
(1) number of principal energy levels
(2) number of valence electrons
(3) atomic numbers
(4) atomic masses

Elements in group 2 are all called alkaline earth metals. what is most similar about the alkaline earth metals?

The table lists the lattice energies of some compounds.compoundlattice energy (kj/mol)lif            –1,036licl            –853naf            –923kf            –821nacl            –786which statement about crystal lattice energy is  best  supported by the information in the table? the lattice energy increases as cations get smaller, as shown by lif and kf.the lattice energy increases as the cations get larger, as shown by lif and licl.the lattice energy decreases as cations get smaller, as shown by nacl and naf.the lattice energy decreases as the cations get smaller, as shown by naf and kf.

When an experimenter draws a conclusion that he assumes will apply to all situations set up similarly to his test situation, even though he cannot possibly have examined all possible test scenarios, the experimenter is using deductive reasoning inductive reasoning abductive reasoning subjective reasoning