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2 years ago

f an atom has 6 valence electrons, how many electrons does it need to gain to achieve a stable electron configuration?

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For an atom to achieve a stable electron configuration, it needs 8 valence electrons. Since this atom has 6 valence electrons, it needs 2 more to achieve a stable electron configuration.

8-6=2

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The minimum speed required is 5.7395km/s.

Explanation:

To escape earth, the kinetic energy of the asteroid must be greater or equal to its gravitational potential energy:

$K.E\geq P.E$

$\dfrac{1}{2}mv^2 \geq G\dfrac{Mm}{R}$

where $m$ is the mass of the asteroid, $R= 24,000,000\:m$ is its distance form earth's center, $M = 5.9*10^{24}kg$ is the mass of the earth, and $G = 6.7*10^{-11}m^3/kg\: s^2$ is the gravitational constant.

Solving for $v$ we get:

$v \geq \sqrt{\dfrac{2GM}{R} }$

putting in numerical values gives

$v \geq \sqrt{\dfrac{2(6.7*10^{-11})(5.9*10^{24})}{(24,000,000)} }$

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in kilometers this is

$v\geq5.7395m/s.$

Hence, the minimum speed required is 5.7395km/s.

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The Moon is made up mostly of _______, similar to minerals on Earth.

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$d sin\theta =m\lambda$

Where

d = Width of the slit

$\theta =$ Angle between the beam and the source

m = Order (any integer) which represent the number of repetition of the spectrum, at this case 1 (maximum respect the wavelength)

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$f = \frac{v}{\lambda}$

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