How do ionic bods form
1) atoms of metallic elements give up electrons to atoms of nonmetallic elements
2) atoms of nonmetallic elements give up electrons to atoms of metallic elements
3) atoms of metallic elements accept electrons form atoms of nonmetallic elements

Pentane with molecular formula c5h12, exists in three isomeric forms. one shows linear carbon chains, another has one -ch3 groups present on the third carbon atom, and the third has two -ch3 groups present on the second carbon atom. what types of isomers are these? a. geometric isomers b. structural isomers c. halotropic isomers

Some species of wasps are social. the queen starts a colony from scratch each spring. she builds a small nest, and lays and raises a group of female workers. the workers enlarge the nest while the queen continues to lay eggs. unfertilized eggs become males that mate with newly hatched females. all of the wasps except the newly fertilized females die by the summer. which best describes this behavior? a)it is beneficial only to the males that do not fertilize eggs. b)it is beneficial only to the female workers that are not fertilized. c)it is beneficial to each one of the individual colony members. d)it is beneficial to the whole species, but not to all of the individual members.

Explain how natural selection the survival of a species.