When a neutral atom<span> gains </span>electron<span>, creating an anion, the </span>atom's radius<span> increases.</span>
The answer would be C) Observe and ask questions because if we do process of elimination we see that drawing conclusions is NOT the first step, forming a hypothesis and illustrating the process is part of the method, but NOT the first step.
Mass percentage of sodium chloride(NaCl) in ocean waters = 3.5 %
That means 3.5 g sodium chloride(NaCl) is present for every 100 g of ocean water.
The given mass of sodium chloride(NaCl) is 45.8 g
Calculating the mass of ocean waters that would contain 45.8 g sodium chloride(NaCl):

= 1309 g ocean water
Therefore, 45.8 g sodium chloride is present in 1309 g ocean water.