I am an element that is shiny, I am considered a semiconductor, and I tend to be a solid. I must be a... a
metal
b
metalloid
c
nonmetal
d
noble gas

metalloid

Explanation:

a- metal

Explanation:

most metals are considered to be solids, b,c,d could all have options as liquid or gas :)

"you start with 15.67 g mgco3-xh2o, when heated and all the water is removed, you are left with 7.58 g mgco3 only.

therefore, you had 15.67 - 7.58 = 8.09g h2o  

moles of each :

7.58g mgco3 = ? moles = 7.58g / 83.4g/mole = 0.09moles  

8 09g h2o = ? moles = 8.09g / 18g/mole = 0.44moles  

molar ratio between the two by dividing both numbers by the smallest number :

0.09 / 0.09 = 1  

0.44 / 0.09 = 4.8  

mgco3-5h2o"