A solution of ammonium sulfate fertilizer was to be applied to the soil before planting some seeds. A given volume of water was put in a large container and 3.68kg of fertilizer was dissolved in it. On analysis , 0.28dm3 of 0.35M barium chloride was required to precipitate all the sulphate in 0.20dm3 of solution. what was the volume of the solution in the container?

explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.

the answer is b. dilution

elements make up everything, and they combine to make compounds.

the answer is c