Answer:-
Neon is a noble gas. Neon with an electronic configuration of 2,8 has 8 electrons in it's outermost shell or valence shell.
According to the Octet theory if an element has eight electrons in it's valence shell then it is stable and does not undergo reaction. Thus Neon does not need to react and can exist freely in nature.
Sodium with an electronic configuration of 2,8,1 has 1 electron in it's valence shell. As per octet rule, it is not stable and it must lose that 1 electron to become stable.
In order to lose that 1 electron sodium must react with other substances. Hence sodium cannot exist freely in nature.
Answer:
29. Proteins support the body's structural framework, chemical reactions, and contractions (muscle movement).
30. Proteins have a primary structure (polypeptide chain of amino acids), secondary structure (made up of alpha helices and beta pleat sheets), tertiary structure (superimposed on secondary structure), and quaternary structure (2 or more polypeptide chains with its own tertiary structure).
31. Protein molecules can denature if conditions aren't right, such as the wrong temperature or pH level. When denatured, proteins typically lose their shape and their function for a short time because their active sites become deactivated (though if conditions are too extreme, they can permanently lose their function). This happens to globular proteins because they are not nearly as stable as fibrous proteins due to their functional 3D shape.
I just did the first 3 since I could easily access the proteins section in my textbook at the moment. :)
Mole is a unit that has become the way of scientist and those who are interested in the filed to count the number of substances or atoms. Thus, the answer is letter B. It will be very impractical for them to count the atoms using the natural numbers are they are very small and very numerous.
<span>A full valence electron shell.</span>
