Copper (Cu) reacts with sulfur (S) to form copper sulfide. A scientist adds 12.7 grams of Cu to 3.2 grams of S to start the reaction. At the end of the experiment, there are 15.9 grams of copper sulfide. In this reaction, all of the copper and Science SAU7: Chemical Change Test Study Guide all of the sulfur react. The scientist then tries to add 13.7 grams of Cu to 3.2 grams of S. There are still 15.9 grams of copper sulfide at the end, but some copper is also left over. In 1-2 sentences, explain how to calculate the amount of remaining copper. Use the law of conservation of mass in the explanation.

the atomic mass is the bottom number on the element.

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alkaline metals are lithium, sodium, rubidium, potassium, cesium and francium.

alkali metals have electronegativity from 0.7 to 1, lowest in periodic table of elements, which means that alkali metals (i group in periodic table) has positive oxidation number in compounds.

electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons towards itself.

alkaline metals (far left in main group) have lowest ionizations energy and easy remove valence electrons,

for example, potassium is the alkali metal and has a single valence electron in the outer electron shell.

electron configuration of potassium is: ₁₉k 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s¹.

they can not exist alone in nature, because they are very reactive.