(a) What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as boron have in common?
(b) What property do all elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as fluorine have in common?

(a) Group 13 includes all of the elements that are found in the same column as boron. They each have three electrons in their valence shells as a result. All of the other elements in this group, including aluminium, gallium, indium, and thallium, are metals with the exception of boron, which is a non-metal.

(b) Group 13 is made up of all the elements in the same column of the Periodic Table as fluorine, all of which share three electrons in their valence shells.

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