A certain atom has a nucleus containing six protons and eight neutrons and has six electrons orbiting the nucleus. This atom is a form of the element — ¡silicon ¡carbon ¡magnesium ¡calcium

Carbon

Explanation:

The way to identify an element is by looking at the number of protons the atom has.  Every element has its own atomic number.  This atom has 6 protons.  If you look at the periodic table, you can see that the atom with the atomic number of 6 is carbon.

out of these options:

ability to burn paper

pure sodium reacting violently with water

the boiling point of water

helium does not tend to react with anything

i would say this is a physical property:

helium does not tend to react with anything

why? :

i said helium does not tend to react with anything because well, it reacts to ! but ability to burn paper, pure sodium reacting violently with water, & the boiling point of water are chemical or

physical properties: the properties of a substance that can be observed without changing the chemical makeup of the substance

chemical properties: properties of a substance relating to the chemical nature and reactivity of the substance

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