Suppose you discover a new element with 120 protons and 2 electrons in its outer level. in what group does this new element belong

Regardless of how many protons this element has, it has 2 valence (outer) electrons.  On the current periodic table, this element would go into the second group.  If you want a more specific answer, try alkaline earth metals, or Group 2A.

The independent variable is the type of music.the dependent variable is the pulse rate.the intervening variable is the age of the subject.if the mother does not like rock, her pulse is likely to not increase.the same might be true for the sister.the friend may like rap and gets excited.to establish cause/effect relationship, all of the subjects must be consistent.hope i .