Look at the protons and electrons and rememeber metals want to get rid of electrons to be perfect. Nonmetals are wanting to take in. Metals are negatives in electrons. Opposite for nonmetals.
I believe an atom. may be wrong, science is not my strong suit
B. The heat travels to the pan and therefore heats the water
The element which is least likely to undergo a chemical reaction is (4) neon.
The reason for this is because neon is a noble gas, which means that it doesn't react with other elements as well.
This process is called evaporation as I believe
