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C. The nucleus is made of protons and neutrons and has a positive charge.
- The atomic nucleus is composed of protons (which have a positive charge) and neutrons (which have no charge), resulting in an overall positive charge.
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A. Carbon-14 has more neutrons than carbon-12.
- Carbon-12 has 6 protons and 6 neutrons, while Carbon-14 has 6 protons and 8 neutrons.
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A. potassium (K)
- Potassium has an atomic number of 19, meaning it has 19 protons. If it has 10 neutrons, the mass number (protons + neutrons) would be 19 (19 protons).
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A. fluorine
- Group 1 elements have one valence electron and typically bond with elements that need one electron to achieve a full outer shell. Fluorine, which needs one electron, is a correct match for a 1:1 bond.
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D. They tend to form cations.
- Both sodium (Na) and potassium (K) are alkali metals and tend to lose one electron to form cations.
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B. because they have a full outer shell of valence electrons
- Noble gases are inert and do not typically react chemically because they have full outer electron shells.
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C. phosphorus (P)
- Nitrogen (N) behaves most like phosphorus (P) because they are both in the same group (Group 15) and have similar chemical properties.
- D. The elements in group 17 are both halogens and nonmetals.
- Group 17 consists of halogens (such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine), which are all nonmetals.
- A. Be and Mg
- Beryllium (Be) and magnesium (Mg) are both in Group 2 of the periodic table and share similar chemical properties.
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