Low ionization energies are most characteristic of atoms that are

Low ionization energies are most characteristic of atoms that are metals, I believe.

Low ionization energies are most characteristic of atoms that are Metals

Metals tend to lose electrons in chemical reactions, as indicated by their low ionization energies. Ionization energy is the quantity of energy that an isolated, gaseous atom in the ground electronic state must absorb to discharge an electron, resulting in a cation. In metals the valence electrons are farther away from the positively charge nucleus, so the force of attraction is low therefore metals have low ionization energy.

a: 45.9 meters

b: 4.29 seconds

step-by-step explanation:

a: h(t)=1/2(-9.8)(3)^2+0(3)+90

h(t)=-4.9(3)^2+90

h(t)=-44.1+90

h(t)=45.9 meters

b: 0=1/2(-9.8)(t^2)+0t+90

0=-4.9t^2+90

-90=-4.9t^2

18.37=t^2

t=4.29 seconds

in the second question, the numbers aren't exact, but they're a close approximation.