( ( As ( with ( ( ( other groups ) , ) ( ( the members ) ( of ( this family ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ( ( show patterns ) ( in ( their ( electronic configuration ) ) ) ) , ) especially ) ( ( ( the ( outermost shells ) ) , ) ( resulting ( in ( trends ( in ( chemical behavior ) ) ) ) ) ) ) : ) )
(ROOT (SINV (ADVP (RB As) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (JJ other) (NNS groups)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS members)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT this) (NN family))))))) (VP (VBP show) (NP (NNS patterns)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ electronic) (NN configuration))) (, ,) (ADVP (RB especially))) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ outermost) (NNS shells)) (, ,) (NP (NP (VBG resulting)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNS trends)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN chemical) (NN behavior))))))) (: :)))
As with other groups, the members of this family show patterns in their electronic configuration, especially the outermost shells, resulting in trends in chemical behavior:
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ chemical) (NN behavior)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS elements)))) (VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB largely)) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN explained) (PP (IN by) (NP (NN electron) (NNS configurations)))))) (. .)))