I think a controlled experiment
Answer:
Potassium
Explanation:
In group one of the periodic table both the melting and the boiling points usually decrease down the group.
Now, down the group, it's lithium that comes first, then sodium, then potassium.
Thus, among the 3, potassium is furthermost down the group by virtue of the factor it has the highest atomic number.
Therefore, we can say that potassium has the lowest boiling point among the 3.
They are arranged in shells
Answer:
atoms tend to react in order to gain 8 valence electrons
Explanation:
The octet rule describes the tendency of atoms of elements to react in order to have eight electrons in their valence shell. This is because having eight valence electrons confers stability to the atoms of these elements in the compounds they form.
The octet rule only does not apply to the transition elements or the inner transition elements as only the s and p electrons are involved. the electronic configuration in atoms having an octet is s²p⁶.
For example, sodium atom has one valence electron in its valence shell but a complete octet in the inner shell; it will react with chlorine atom which has seven valence electrons to form a stable compound, sodium chloride by donating its one valence electron in order to have an octet. Similarly, the chlorine atom will then have an octet by accepting the one electron from sodium atom.
Answer: The electron configuration is for the element Argon
Explanation: 3p6 is all the way on the right side of the periodic table in the third row or period
