valence electrons are the number of electrons in the outer shell. there can only be 8 electrons in the outer shell. The number of valence electrons can be used to determine how many bonds are needed.
For example: H2O
O (oxygen) has 6 valence electrons
H (hydrogen) has 1 valence electron
O needs 2 more electrons to be stable
H needs 1 more electron to be stable
O forms one bond with two H atoms to form H2O.
Answer:
In chemistry, a reaction mechanism is the step by step sequence of elementary reactions by which overall chemical change occurs. A chemical mechanism is a theoretical conjecture that tries to describe in detail what takes place at each stage of an overall chemical reaction.
Explanation:
Answer:
a) 
is the mass of 1 mole of bricks.
b) 
moles of bricks have a mass equal to the mass of the Earth.
Explanation:
a) Mass of brick = 4.0 kg
1 mole = 
particles/ atoms/molecules
Mass of 
bricks :
is the mass of 1 mole of bricks.
b)
Mass of the Earth = M = 
Mass of 1 mole of brick = m=
Let the moles of brick with equal mass of the Earth be x.
moles of bricks have a mass equal to the mass of the Earth.
