What is the difference between a cation and an anion?

What is the percentage by mass of silicon (si) in iron aluminum silicate (fe3al2(sio4)3)?

11. phosphorus-32 is radioactive and has a half life of 14 days. how much of a 124 mg sample of phosphorus-32 is present after 56 days? a) 7.75 mg b) 15.5 mg c) 31.0 mg d) 62.0 mg

With the largest atoms and the smallest number of valence electrons and with the smallest atoms and the greatest number of valence electrons are the most reactive. a. nonmetals; metals b. nonmetals; transition elements c. transition elements; metals d. metals; nonmetals