In the early 1880s, the british scientist john dalton worked to find the atomic mass of several common elements.

how could knowing the atomic mass of an element a chemist do his or her work?

a. the atomic mass could be used to convert that element into another element.

b. the atomic mass could be used to identify an element.

c. the atomic mass could be used to calculate the number of isotopes formed by the element.

- calcium has greater affinity to bond with electron receptors than hydrogen does and hence, it has the ability to replace hydrogen in most of its compounds.

- lithium has 2 valence electrons in the product because it can make only 1 bond with hydrogen. beryllium has 4 valence electrons in the product because it can only make 2 bonds. it has fewer electrons than neon and can react with electron donors. each hydrogen has 2 valence electrons, the same as helium.

- the covalent bond formed between carbon and hydrogen is polar because carbon is more electronegative than hydrogen and it attracts the bonded electron pair closer to itself, thus giving hydrogen a partial positive charge.

- a hydrogen bond is a relatively weak bond that hydrogen atoms make with the electronegative atoms nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine.

so the best choice is a.) 2 calcium (ca) atoms

3 1/4 %

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