Answer:
D
Explanation:
I believe the answer is D because atoms are always seeking to fill up their outer electron shell/valence shell and want to gain a full octet.
Answer:
C. the relative number of atoms of each element, using the lowest whole ratio.
Explanation:
The empirical formula is how we simplify the whole formula to simplify it to its smallest indivisible parts.
It is definitely not the actual number of atoms. If you see an empirical formula, don't think that it's the full thing.
It is also not a representation of a compound to show its atoms' arrangement: this would be a Lewis dot structure, or a ball and stick model, or something similar. We don't use the empirical formula for this purpose.
Fix ur transition, it sounds choppy
Simply look at the periodic table and fill in what you know based on the table
The number of protons = atomic number
The number of electrons, Which is the same as the atomic number for atoms.
The number of valence electrons that is given by the group that the element is in, the top number of each column in the periodic table.
