An example of a mixture is: a)pure water b)gold c)salt water d)silver

An example of a mixture is salt water... it can be seperated into salt and water.

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.