Answer:
C
Explanation:
looking at a periodic table X is fluorine and Y is potassium
Fluorine is in group 7 and forms a 1- charge (which gains electrons) and potassium is in group 1 and forms a 1+ charge (which loses electrons)
Fluorine (X) has an electronic structure of 2,7 and needs to gain an electron from Potassium (Y) to have a full outer shell and potassium has an electronic structure of 2,8,8,1 so needs to lose an electron to have a full outer shell as well. This means that the electron that potassium (Y) has lost is given away to fluorine (X), so both elements become stable.
This is known as ionic bonding where metals (like potassium) lose electrons and non-metals (like fluorine) gain electrons to become more stable, forming ions
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Answer:
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Explanation:
According to the question, it is established that the pain caused by a lot of insect bites owes to the acidity of the insect bites.
If this is true, then there is an urgent need to neutralize the acidic insect bite using a basic substance.
Hence the pH of the creams used to treat insect bites should be basic(having a high pH).
2. The compound methene can not exist because it is supposed to be derived from the alkane called methane which contains only one carbon atom.
In order to form an alkene, there must be a double bond between two carbon atoms. This is not possible because there is only one carbon atom in the hypothetical methene. Hence, a compound named methene cannot exist.
