I believe the answer is the poles of the magnet.
The elements of same group are placed in same group as they have similar properties. So Calcium is the element which resembles Mangesium.
Calcium and Magnesium both are alkaline earth metals.
They have similar properties as they have similar outer or valence shell electronic configuration
The general electronic configuration of alkaline earht metal is ns2
The electronic configuration of Mg [atomic number 12] and Ca [atomic number 20] are
![[Ne]3s^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5BNe%5D3s%5E%7B2%7D)
and ![[Ar]4s^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5BAr%5D4s%5E%7B2%7D)
respectively.
Noble gases
also known as Inert gases
The oxidation state, sometimes referred to as oxidation number, describes the degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The oxidation number of an atom is the charge that atom would have if the compound was composed of ions. 1. The oxidation number of an atom is zero in a neutral substance that contains atoms of only one element. The oxidation number of simple ions is equal to the charge on the ion.
The oxidation number of a mono atomic ion equals the charge of the ion. The oxidation number of H is +1, but it is -1 in when combined with less electro negative elements. The oxidation number of O in compounds is usually -2, but it is -1 in peroxides. The oxidation number of a Group 1 element in a compound is +1.
<h2>Natural Abundance for 10B is 19.60%</h2>
Explanation:
- The natural isotopic abundance of 10B is 19.60%.
- The natural isotopic abundance of 11B is 80.40%.
- The isotopic masses of boron are 10.0129 u and 11.009 u respectively.
For calculation of abundance of both the isotopes -
Supposing it was 50/50, the average mass would be 10.5, so to increase the mass we need a more percentage of 11.
Determining it as an equation -
10x + 11y= 10.8
x+y=1 (ratio)
10x + 10y = 10
By taking the denominator away from the numerator
we get;
y = 0.8
x + y = 1
∴ x = 0.2
To get percentages we need to multiply it by 100
So, the calculated abundance is 80% for 11 B and 20% 10 B.
