Which group on the periodic table is more likely to form a covalent bond?

There is an area in idaho named craters of the moon where most of the ground is covered with basalt, adark gray, igneous rock with no visibl crystals. what can you infer about the geographical history of the area?

Agas at 155 kpa and standard temperature has an initial volume of 1.00 l. the pressure of the gas rises to 500 kpa as the temperature also rises to 135°c. what is the new volume? 2.16 l 0.463 l 0.207 l 4.82 l

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