If you add them up: 2+2+6 = 10, you will know it's Neon, which is written as Ne
. The members of theautosome pairs are truly homologous; that is, each member of a pair contains a full complement of the same gene.The sex chromosomes, on the other hand, do not constitute a homologous pair.
<span>Each atom in an ionic compound tends either to empty or complete the shell to 8 electrons. So when the number of electrons on the external shell is near 8 , the atom tends to attract electrons to complete the shell giving a positive ion called anion
Conversely when the number of electrons is small the atom gives these electrons to form a positive ion called a cation</span>
