Why is knowledge of mineral properties important? Which properties might be most useful in construction? In jewelry-making?

A4.86 g piece of metal was placed in a graduated cylinder containing 15.5 ml of water. the water level rose to 17.3 ml. what is the density of the metal. i need the steps of how to solve it to so i can use a formula to work out other problems.

The characteristics of two different types of reactions are shown below: reaction a: electrons are gained by the atoms of an element. reaction b: protons are lost by the atom of an element. which statement is true about the atoms of the elements that participate in the two reactions? their identity changes in both reaction a and reaction b. their identity changes in reaction a but not in reaction b. their identity changes in reaction b but not in reaction a. their identity remains the same in both reaction a and reaction b.

Who discovered a pattern to the elements in 1869?