The 5 main branches of chemistry are physics, analytical, biochemistry, organic chemistry, and inorganic chemistry.
Answer:
NaCl will only conduct electricity in solutions
Explanation:
For electrical conduction, free mobile electrons as seen in most metals must be present or ions which are charged particles must be available for solutions and molten substances.
- Sodium chloride is an ionic compound without free mobile electrons or ions despite being ionic.
- It will maintain a subtle and unique charge stability when in solid form.
- In solid, the ions are not free to move and remain locked up in the solid mass.
- When introduced into a solution, the ions becomes free to move and this will aid electrical conduction.
Answer:
- <u><em>Magnesium and fluorine.</em></u>
Explanation:
<em>Ionic compounds</em> are formed by the electrostatic attraction of cations and anions.
Cations, positive ions, are formed when atoms lose electrons, and anions, negative ions, are formed when atoms gain electrons.
When two different atoms have similar atraction for electrons (electronegativity) they will not donate to nor catch electrons from each other, so cations and anions will not be formed. Instead, the atoms would prefer to share electrons forming covalent bonds to complete their outermost shell (octet rule).
Then, in order to form ionic compounds the electronegativities have to substantially different. This situation does not happen between two nonmetal elements, which nitrogen and sulfur are. Then, you can predict safely that nitrogen and sulfur will not form an ionic compound.
Ionic compounds, then require the electronegativity difference that exist between some metals and nonmetals. Being magnesium an alkaline earth metal, its electronegativity is very low. On the other hand, fluorine the first element of the group 17, has the highest electronegativity of all the elements.Thus magnesium and fluorine will have enough electronegativity difference to justify the exchange of electrons, forming ions and, consequently, ionic compounds.
Answer:
6
Explanation
every p sublevel holds up to 6 electrons
so the 4p sublevel must hold up to 6 electonsr
