Why critical thinking and skepticism are important to scientific inquiry

Why do sodium and neon have vastly different chemical and physical properties despite having similar atomic masses?

Asample of the male sex hormone testosterone, c19h28o2, contains 3.88×10^21 atoms of hydrogen.(a) how many atoms of carbon does it contain? (b) how many molecules of testosterone does it contain? (c) how many moles of testosterone does it contain? (d) what is the mass of this sample in grams?

Which of the following true? a_volcanoes and earthquakes often near the plate boundaries. b_volcanoes occur whereve there are tall mountains. c_earthquakes cause volcanoes in the same location to erupt violently d_volcanoes and earthquakes occur only where plates are colliding with each other