Agraph of energy consumption in the united states versus time slopes upward. this indicates that energy consumption has .

increased

stayed the time

fluctuated

decreased

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Option (a) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The graph shows that as and when time increases the need for energy consumption also increases.

This might be due to increase in population with time that has lead to increase in consumption of energy.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options, a graph of energy consumption in the United States versus time slopes upward. This indicates that energy consumption has increased.

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explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.

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because it does not have the potential to be entirely used up