<u>Answer:</u>
Carbon and silicon both are tetravalent elements as compared to germanium, tin, and lead which are divalent.
That's because Ge, tin, and Pb show inert pair effect and has a greater nuclear effective charge on the 's' electrons due to poor shielding effect. .That's why these elements are not able to share their valence electrons while carbon and silicon does and show "catenation" which is the ability to form long chain molecules.
Answer:
0.88mol
Explanation:
The number of moles, n, contained in a substance can be calculated using the formula;
Moles (n) = mass (m) ÷ molar mass (MM)
Molar mass of Magnesium oxide (MgO) = 24 + 16
= 40g/mol
According to the question, Mass of MgO = 35grams
Mole = 35/40
Mole = 0.875
Mole = 0.88mol
