Magnesium has two valence electrons, and oxygen has six valence electrons. what type of bonding is likely to occur between a magnesium atom and an oxygen atom?

Magnesium and Oxygen atoms would cause an ionic compound.

Magnesium will give its two valence electrons to oxygen and it will have a charge of 2+(positive). It will also complete its octet, getting balanced. 
Oxygen will take two electrons from magnesium getting a charge of 2-(negative). It will also complete its octet.

When making the formula, the two charges will cancel out each other giving the formula MgO. 

It is an ionic bond.

Answer : option a) 84explanation :

considering the question as per the attachment

here we can see that the radon nuclide has 222 as the atomic mass number and 86 as the atomic number.

when it undergoes nuclear fission it gives polonium which has atomic mass number as 218 and atomic number will be 84 along with a helium nucleus which has 4 atomic mass number and 2 as its atomic number.

222 = 218 + 4 (atomic mass number)

86 = ? + 2; therefore ? = 86-2 = 84.

the atomic mass number of polonium will be 84.

Answerthe half-reaction having the greatest tendency to occur at the anode:     i₂(aq) + 2e⁻  ⇄ 2i⁻  ;   e = +0.53 v======oxidation occurs at the anode. we must therefore find the half-reaction with the greatest tendency to oxidize.the given values of e are reduction potentials (the form of the half-reactions are of reduction).the lower the reduction potential, the higher the potential to oxidize. the half-cell with the lowest reduction potential will have the greatest tendency to oxidize at the anode.the half-reaction having the greatest tendency must be    i₂(aq) + 2e⁻  ⇄ 2i⁻    e = +0.53 vbecause its reduction potential is the lowest out of the three.