Answer:
8 valence electrons
Explanation:
There are 4 valence electrons in carbon because it is in group 4A of the periodic table. There is 1 valence electron per hydrogen based on its position on the periodic table, but CH4 has 4 hydrogens in it. So 1 times 4 is 4. Add the 4 valence electrons from carbon with the 4 electrons from H4 to get 8.
While staying in the same period, if we move from left to right across the period, the atomic radius decreases. The reason is, in a period the number of shells remain the same and the number of electrons and protons increase as we move across the period to the right. The increased electrons and protons attract each other with greater force and hence the atomic size decreases.
So the element on the left most will have the largest atomic radius. So the correct ans is Potassium. Potassium will have the largest atomic size among Potassium, Calcium and Scandium.
B
The answer should be B.....
Answer:
There are millions of organic compounds but only thousands of inorganic compounds because:
a. organic compounds were formed by living things.
b. there is more carbon on Earth's surface than any other element.
c. atoms of elements other than carbon never combine with themselves.
d. carbon atoms can combine with up to four other atoms, including other carbon atoms.
