Answer:
B. Non-metals
Explanation:
The element with the atomic number of 17 is Cl.
Chlorine belongs to the group 7 in the periodic table. It is a non metal.
Correct option: B. Non-metals
Answer:

How does a balanced chemical equation verify the law of conservation of matter?

According to the Law conservation of matter
Mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. That is, the total mass of the elements present in the products of a chemical reaction has to be equal to the total mass of the elements present in the reactants. In other words, the number of atoms of each element remains the same, before and after a chemical reaction. Hence, we need to balance the skeletal chemical equation.

Answer: 19
Explanation:
In order to write the Potassium electron configuration we first need to know the number of electrons for the K atom (there are 19 electrons). When we write the configuration we'll put all 19 electrons in orbitals around the nucleus of the Potassium atom.
Dipole moment can be defined as the product of magnitude of charge and the distance of separation between the charges. A dipole exists when two or more atoms with different electronegativities are bonded together to form a molecule. The resulting unequal sharing of electrons leads to a molecule with a net positive and a net negative end. Hence the molecule is said polar.
Bonds between carbon and oxygen (C=O) are more polar but carbon dioxide (CO2) does not exhibits a dipole moment because CO2 is a linear molecule and the charge is equally distributed amongst the entire molecule. When molecules have an even charge distribution then there is no dipole moment and the molecule is said to be non-polar. CO2 is a linear molecule, so the dipoles are symmetrical and are equal in magnitude but point in opposite directions so they cancel out each other effect and we get net dipole moment zero.
On the other hand sulfur dioxide (SO2) exhibits a dipole moment because unlike CO2 molecule SO2 is not a linear molecule because of the presence of lone pair on Sulfur (S) atom , the geometry of SO2 is bent. This bent orientation of the oxygen's with respect to the sulfur results in the uneven distribution of positive and negative charges between the sulfur atom and the two oxygen atoms in the diagonal-shaped sulfur dioxide molecule. So the dipoles are not equal in magnitude and they do not cancel out and SO2 molecule exhibit a net dipole moment.
NOTE: If the molecule is linear, the dipoles are equal and exactly opposite in direction, so like a perfectly equal tug-of-war, they cancel each other out, and there is no net dipole in the molecule.
CO2 (linear molecule) = The dipoles are equal and exactly opposite in direction. They cancel each other out, and there is no net dipole in the molecule.
SO2 ( bent shape not linear) = Their is an uneven distribution of positive and negative charges between the sulfur atom and the two oxygen atoms. Dipoles are not equal in magnitude and they do not cancel out and SO2 molecule exhibit a net dipole moment.