Answer:
Any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes.
Another definition:
An element is the simplest pure substance which can neither be split nor built up from other simpler substances by chemical reaction
Answer:
Compound.
Explanation:
That would be compound as it consists of a number of elements bonded together. It is inorganic not organic.
...a metal atom will *lose* electrons to form a *positive* cation and a nonmetal atom will *accept* electrons to form an *negative* anion.
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C) The volume of the gas is proportional to the number of moles of gas particles.
The Avogadro's law applies to ideal gases with constant pressure and temperature. By that law, the volume of an ideal gas is proportional to the number of moles of particles in that gas.
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B) The gas now occupies less volume, and the piston will move downward.
Boyle's Law applies to ideal gases with a constant temperature. The volume of an ideal gas is inversely related to its pressure. A high pressure drives gas particles together, such that they occupy less volume. The gas trapped inside the piston has a smaller volume. As a result, the the piston will move downward.
Alternatively, consider the forces acting on the piston. Both the atmosphere and gravity are dragging the piston down. In order for it to stay in place, the gas below it must exert a pressure to balance the two forces. Now the pressure from outside has increased. The gas inside needs to increase its pressure. It needs a smaller volume to create that extra pressure. As a result, its volume will decrease, and the piston will move downwards.
Covalent bonds form when electrons are shared between two nonmetals.
