Question

What fact about elements would help explain why two elements would bond with the same element in the same proportion?

a.the elements are on the same side of the staircase.
b.the elements are in the same period on the periodic table.
c.the elements are next to each other on the periodic table.
d.the elements are found in the same column on the periodic table?

Answer 1

The first 2 elements are found in the same column.

For example Na and K would both bond with O giving Na2O and K2O. Both Na and K are in the same column.

The answer is D <<<=====