You are trying to manufacture a new material, but you would like to replace one of the elements in your new substance with another element hat has similar chemical properties. How would you use a periodic table to choose a likely substitute?

The human activities in two locations are described below: location a: rampant use of plastic containers location b: excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers which statement is most likely true? location a will have poor air quality because plastic is biodegradable. location a will experience water scarcity because plastic absorbs moisture. the population of honeybees will increase in location b because production of crops will increase. the population of fish in location b will decrease because the water is contaminated.