A scientist performs tests on a sample of an element. The element is a shiny solid that conducts electricity and heat. The scientist is able to bend and flatten the sample when pressure is applied to it.

Based on this information, the element could NOT be a member of which group on the periodic table?

A - Group 2
B - Group 8
C - Group 12
D - Group 18

From the information given, it can be illustrated that the element can't be a member of group 18 on the periodic table.

It should be noted that the periodic table simply means an organized array of the chemical elements in order of increasing atomic number.

It should be noted that group 2, 12, and 18 can conduct electricity and heat and can bend and flatten the sample when pressure is applied to it but this isn't applicable for group 18 elements.

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d- group 18

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