Three sections of the periodic table are labeled A, B, and C in the image below. Which of the following statements is most likely true for an element present in section A? (5 points) O It is dull and brittle.
O It is malleable and ductile.
O It is a liquid at room temperature.
O It is a poor conductor of electricity.​

The small bags of silica gel you often see in a new shoe box are placed there to control humidity. despite its name, silica gel is a solid. it is a chemically inert, highly porous, amorphous form of sio2. because water vapor readily adsorbs onto the surface of silica gel, it acts as a desiccant. despite not knowing mechanistic details of the adsorption of water onto silica gel, from the information provided you should be able to make an educated guess about the thermodynamic characteristics of the process. predict the signs for δg, δh, and δs for the adsorption of water.