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Scandium - Periodic Table of Videos

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In our periodic table, scandium and boron are quite separate, but Mendeleev put them very close together. What explanation was given by the professor for this? Why is the chemistry of scandium and boron similar?

a

Both of them have similar atomic number

b

Both of them have similar atomic mass

c

Both of them have 3 electrons in their outer shell

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