Animals need various nutrients in order to live and grow. Nitrogen, for example, is a nutrient that is needed to form molecules found in genetic material. How do animals obtain nitrogen? A. They eat plants which have absorbed nitrogen from the soil. B. They create nitrogen in their bodies using other nutrients as building blocks. C. They breathe in and absorb nitrogen gas from the atmosphere. D. all of these

The atomic radius of sodium is 186 pm and of chlorine is 100 pm. the ionic radius for na+ is 102 pm and for cl– is 181 pm. in going from na to cl in period 3, why does the atomic radius decrease while the ionic radius increases? a. the inner electrons in the sodium cation shield its valence electrons more effectively than the inner electrons in the chloride anion do. b. the inner electrons shield the valence electrons more effectively in the chlorine atom than in the chloride anion. c. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a smaller effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. d. the outermost electrons in chloride experience a larger effective nuclear charge than those in the sodium cation do. e. monatomic ions are bigger than the atoms from which they are formed.

The chart shows the bid provided by four contractors to complete a job. which contractor is the most cost-effective?

Predict the reactants of this chemical reaction. that is, fill in the left side of the chemical equation. be sure the equation you submit is balanced. (you can edit both sides of the equation to balance it, if you need to.) note: you are writing the molecular, and not the net ionic equation. > cacl2(aq) + h20(l)