What do chemists mean by a driving force

One does not belong why? ice, gold ,wood ,diamond and table salt

An animal cell loses the ability to convert energy stored in food to energy that the cell can use. which of the cell's organelles has stopped working? a. the mitochondria b. the nucleus c. the vacuoles d. the endoplasmic reticulum

13. a covalent bond between two atoms is likely to be polar if: a. one of the atoms is much more electronegative than the other. b. the two atoms are equally electronegative. c. the two atoms are of the same element. d. the bond is part of a tetrahedrally shaped molecule. e. one atom is an anion.