Why are the metallic bonds in an alkali metal relatively weak?

alkali metals have low atomic mass.

alkali metals have a low ionization energy.

alkali metals contribute only one valence electron.

alkali metals’ outer energy levels are already full.

Ascientist is conducting an investigation that involves water, silver, carbon dioxide, and oxygen gas which group of statements best describes all of the materials he is using in the investigation?

In sweet pea, gene c is responsible for color production and gene p is responsible for the purple color pigment. both of them are located on two different loci on different chromosomes. the flowers will be purple only when the plant has the genotypes as c_p_. no color will be produced with genotypes: ccpp, ccpp, ccpp, ccpp. thus, gene c controls the expression of gene p. what pattern of inheritance is exhibited here? a. pleiotropy b. epistasis c. multiple alleles

What term is applied to a scientist who studies ancient life including animal and plant fossils