Answer: increase in thermal heat
explanation: In order to change the state, more energy is needed.
When you want to go from a lower state (solid) to a higher state (liquid) then you need more energy. and more energy means more heat in this case. if it was going from liquid to solid, you would need less thermal energy.
<u>Answer:</u> 1.461 g of NaCl is dissolved in the solution.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Molarity is defined as the amount of solute expressed in the number of moles present per liter of solution. The units of molarity are mol/L.
The formula used to calculate molarity:
.....(1)
Given values:
Molarity of solution = 0.050 M
Molar mass of NaCl = 58.44 g/mol
Volume of solution = 500.0 mL
Putting values in equation 1, we get:

Hence, 1.461 g of NaCl is dissolved in the solution.
Element atomic number position
Ba 56 group 2, period 6
Ca 12 group 2, period 3
S 16 group 16, period 3
Si `14 group 14, period 3
Now, you need to know the properties of the different type of elements and the tendencies on the periodic table.
The metallic elements are, those placed on the left side of the periodic table, are the ones that release an electron more easily, so they will requiere less energy to give it up when forming chemical bonds.
The higher the metallic character the less the energy need to give up an electron.
The metallic character grows as the group number decreases (goes to the left) period increases (goes downward), so among the elements considered, Barium will require the least amount of energy to give un an electron when forming chemical bonds.