Fluorine (F) would be least likely to form a cation out of potassium, fluorine, chlorine, and nitrogen.
- A cation is a positively charged atom (or molecule) that has lost electrons (or electrons).
- The tendency for electropositive elements to lose electrons and produce cations is greater. On the left side of the periodic table, these are often metals.
- Going down a group increases electropositivity, or the propensity to lose electrons and generate cations. and decreases across a period. In the given examples:
- Potassium, K is an alkali metal and will lose electrons readily to form a cation.
- Nitrogen (N), Fluorine (F), and chlorine (Cl) are all nonmetals that prefer to accept electrons and form anions instead. F is the most electronegative i.e. it will gain electrons and form F- rather than F+.
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Answer:
The liquid boils.
Explanation:
Vapor pressure is simply defined as the pressure exerted on a substance (solid/liquid) by the vapor of the substance collected just at the top of the surface of the substance. In concise words, it is the pressure of Vapor that is in contact with its solid or liquid state.
For a liquid, it is the pressure of the Vapor gathering at the top of the surface of the liquid.
When this Vapor pressure matches the external pressure, the temperature stays constant and the molecules of the liquid all through the liquid can gain enough energy, rise to the surface of the liquid and break free in gaseous form; thereby, boiling.
The definition of boiling point basically explains that it is the point at which temperature stays constant, and the vapour pressure of the liquid matches the atmospheric/external pressure around the liquid and its liquid molecules change into vapor.
This is why liquids boil faster at higher altitudes; the atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes is reduced, hence, the temperature at which liquid boils at this high altitude is normally lower than its known boiling point temperature.
It is also why food cooks to a temperature higher than the boiling point of water in a pressure cooker/pot. The added pressure ensures that the cooking water boils at temperatures higher than its boiling point; thereby exposing the cooking ingredients to a higher temperature, leading to faster cooking.
Hence, it is obvious why boiling is the answer to this question.
Work done by me for using force of 4 N to push an object 3 m away is 12 J.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Work done on any object is defined as the force required to displace that object from its original position. In other terms, the work done is the measure of force utilized for moving an object. So mathematically it is represented as the product of force with the displacement of the object due to that force.

Then, here it is given that force of about 4 N is used to displace the object to 3m. Thus,

So, 12 J of work is done by me to push an object 3 m away with the force of 4 N.