Question

The behaviour of lithium is similar to that of magnesium. This sort of similarity is commonly referred to as:

Q: Answer-The behaviour of lithium is similar to that of magnesium. This sort of similarity is commonly referr...

The behavior where lithium an alkali metal shows similarities with magnesium an alkaline earth metal despite being in different groups of the periodic table is referred to as a diagonal relationship in the periodic table. This phenomenon is observed in the second period elements where they show similarities with the elements diagonally located in the third period.