An irregular shaped sample of aluminum is put on a balance and found

1)each group 16 element has how many valence electrons? ( )4 ( )6 ( )8 ( )16 2)how many dots appear in the dot structure for calcium ion, ca2+? ( )zero ( )one ( )two ( )eight 3) which of the following atoms forms a cation to obtain an octet of outer shell electrons? ( )magnesium ( )oxygen ( )fluorine ( )helium 4) an al3+ ion contains 13 protons and 10 electrons. ( )true ( )false 5) valence and non-valence electrons are represented in lewis dot structures. ( )true ( )false

In an exothermic reaction the bonding energy of the product is: less than the reactants same as the reactants greater than the reactants dependent upon the presence of a catalyst

What determines the average kinetic energy of the particles in a gas? a. the number of collisions b. the number of particles c. the size of the particles d. the temperature