What holds a covalent compound together? Is it an electrostatic attraction?

Chemist preformed Reaction of solid magnesium burning and found that the mass of the magnesium oxide what is greater than the mass of the magnesium.

The word elliptical refers to what type of shape? A. oval B. rectangle C. square D. bar

A population of crabs live on a light-colored sandy beach. In this environment there is a population of birds that eat the crabs. One year, there is a volcanic eruption near the beach and dark volcanic ash covers the beach.

Scientists developed a theory to explain ionic bonding before they developed a theory to explain covalent bonding. What aspect of covalent bonds most likely prompted scientists to find a new theory of bonding? Select one: a.

A scientist is trying to identify an unknown substance. The answer to which of the following questions would give the scientist information about a chemical property of the substance? a. Is it possible to change the shape of the substance? b.

Which method for treating arthritis is an example of pseudoscience? diet drugs exercise magnets

Only a small portion of the organisms that lived in the geologic past have been preserved as fossils. Which condition best increases the chance that an organism will become fossilized?

Which one of the following electron transitions does not correspond to an absorbtion of a quanta of light? 1. n = 4 to n = 6 2. n = 7 to n = 5 3. n = 2 to n = 5 4. n = 2 to n = 6 5. None of the Above

Which atom has a change in oxidation number of - 3 in the following redox reaction K2Cr2O7 + H2O + S - - > KOH + Cr2O3 + SO2

Why does fluorine have a higher electronegativity than lithium?