D. A sacrificial offering.
You need to include the story so I can answer the question.
No it is not a personification. A personification is when you give human attributes to an object. For example, “The trees see everything.” The trees do not have eyes so they cannot really see but they are always there and always watching.
Explanation:
an atom is neutral where is an ion is either negatively or positively charged
an an atom cannot react with another atom to form a compound but an ion can react with an ion to form a compound
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