Which of the following elements will share the most similar reactions when placed in water? a. two elements in the same period. b. two elements with the same number of energy levels. c. two elements in the same group. d. two elements that are both located to the left of the zig-zag line.

If the root word engage means “to connect with something,” what does the word disengage mean in the following sentence? he disengaged the gears by stepping on the clutch pedal. a.added more engine powerb. activated a connection to the pedalc. stalled the engined. released a connection to the pedal

The atomic radius of sodium is 186 pm and of chlorine is 100 pm. the ionic radius for na+ is 102 pm and for cl– is 181 pm. in going from na to cl in period 3, why does the atomic radius decrease while the ionic radius increases? a. the inner electrons in the sodium cation shield its valence electrons more effectively than the inner electrons in the chloride anion do. b. the inner electrons shield the valence electrons more effectively in the chlorine atom than in the chloride anion. c. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a smaller effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. d. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a larger effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. e. monatomic ions are bigger than the atoms from which they are formed.

Give the orbital configuration of the phosphorus (p) atom.