How many valence electrons does a neutral atom of aluminum have?
a. 3
b. 10
c. 13
d. more information is needed to figure this out.

How many protons, electrons, and neutrons are in each of the following isotopes? a. zirconium-90 b. palladium-108 c. bromine-81 d. antimony-123

Astudent is trying to create a table that compares hypotheses, theories, and laws. hypothesis theory law do scientific researchers formulate it? yes yes yes does it explain why things happen? yes yes no yes yes yes is it used to make predictions? no yes yes which of the following questions would most likely fill the blank in the table? is it an intelligent guess? is it newly formulated? is it based on observations? has it been proved?

Some liquids can be distilled, but only at temperatures that are so high that it is impractical, or so high the compound decomposes. explain why distillation such compounds at significantly less than atmospheric pressure (some degree of vacuum) would solve this problem.