A published hypothesis: A: does not need to be tested
B: becomes a scientific law
C: should be tested by the scientific community
D: is accepted by the scientific community

C

Explanation:

I hypothesis needs to be tested to know whether it is true or not. Here is the definition:

A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of *limited evidence as a started point for further investigation*

you need to take a look at the periodic system in order to sort these elements into pairs that would most likely exhibit similar chemical properties. first, you need to find elements that are found in the same group (groups are vertical in the periodic system), and then to see whether they have the same valence number. if they meet these criteria, they will have similar properties.

the first pair: ne (neon) and kr (krypton), are noble gases found in group 8

the second pair: li (lithium) and k (potassium), found in group 1

the third pair: s (sulfur) and te (tellurium), found in group 6