Why do some elements have multiple ionic charges? like the transition metal copper, why can it form both cu+ and cu2+ ions?

Which of the following statements is true? a. elements in the last period are radioactive. b. atomic weight is the same as atomic mass. c. elements in the same group have the same number of electron shells. d. atomic number equals the number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.

Consider the equilibrium system: 2icl(s) ⇄ i2(s) + cl2(g) which of the following changes will increase the total amount of of cl2 that can be produced? all of the listed answers are correct decreasing the volume of the container removing the cl2 as it is formed adding more icl(s) removing some of the i2(s)

Rocks, as they are compressed, begin forming mountains above the earth's surface when two continental plates converge. the continental crust increases in depth as the mountains grow above. the himalayan mountains formed at a convergent plate boundary in this manner. the rocks are smashed together causing them to due to the intense heat and pressure from the colliding plates and eventually forming rock. a) melt; igneous b) layer; sedimentary c) recrystallize; metamorphic d) melt into the earth's interior; metamorphic