What are at least two shared characteristics of Flourine (F) and the matching element that you selected based on their locations in the Periodic Table?
Fluorine (F) is located in group 17 (halogens) of the Periodic Table. Two shared characteristics of Fluorine and Chlorine (Cl), another element in group 17, are:
1. Both Fluorine and Chlorine are highly reactive nonmetals. They both readily form compounds with other elements due to their strong desire to gain an electron to achieve a stable electron configuration.
2. Both Fluorine and Chlorine are diatomic molecules in their elemental form. This means that they exist as molecules composed of two atoms of the same element bonded together. Fluorine exists as F2 and Chlorine exists as Cl2 in their natural states.