Atoms are known to form charges due to their ability to gain and lose electrons in reactions. As a result, atoms become ions that are positively or negatively charged depending on the loss or gain of electrons. Which of the following atoms has a charge of +2 given the number of electrons?

28. which is not a reason that water is used to store spent fuel rods from nuclear power plants? water increases the speed of the chain reaction in the fuel rods. water protects nuclear power plant workers from the high temperature and radiation of the fuel rods. water acts as a radiation shield to reduce the radiation levels. water cools the spent rods. salts action

The biomedical technique in which a part of the brain is destroyed with electric current is known as a. electroconvulsive therapy b. prefrontal lobotomy c. bilateral cingulotomy d. tardive dyskinesia

Which statement explains which thermometer is more appropriate to measure the temperature of a liquid at 43.6 degrees celsius a) thermometer a, because it measures temperature more accurately than thermometer b b) thermometer b, because it measures temperature more accurately than thermometer a c) thermometer a, because it measures temperature more precisely than thermometer b d) thermometer b, because it measures temperature more precisely than thermometer a