Chemical properties of elements are primarily determined by the electrons but not by neutrons. Therefore, the isotopes of the same element have similar chemical behavior. (a) The atomic number is 17, so there are 17 protons and 17 electrons. The mass number is 35, so there are 18 (=35-17) neutrons. Hope this helps. :)
Answer: One formula unit of NaCl consists of one cation, whose chemical symbol is
and one anion whose chemical symbol is 
Explanation:
For formation of a neutral ionic compound, the charges on cation and anion must be balanced. The cation is formed by loss of electrons by metals and anions are formed by gain of electrons by non metals.
The cation is formed by the metal sodium which forms
and the anion is formed by non metal chlorine which forms
.
For a formula unit of sodium chloride, the charges have to be balanced , thus the valencies of ions are exchanged and the neutral compound result. Thus
and
combine to form neutral 
- Get 3 cups of water at the exact same temperature, using the thermometer to check.
- Label the cups as ‘whole’, ‘pieces’, and ‘crushed’
- Next, get something to dissolve, in this case, polident. Take one of the polident tablets and break it into 4 pieces, and set it aside.
- Take another polident tablet and this time put it into a different cup, and crush it. Set it aside.
- Keep the last tablet whole.
- Set up your stopwatch and drop the polident tablet that is whole in the cup labeled ‘whole’, starting the stopwatch at the same time.
- Watch the cup and see when the tablet is fully dissolved, then stop the stopwatch.
- Record the time in the table.
- Repeat steps 6-8 for both the ‘pieces’ and ‘crushed’ tablets.
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A.) The reaction is Exothermic
Minerals physical characteristics are hardness,luster,the way it’s solid and chemical would be the way the color changes and it’s density