(01.01 mc) which of the following could be considered a scientific statement? a. pizza is the best-tasting food on earth. b. i believe there is life on other planets. c. it appears that ants live in colonies. d. i think nuclear energy is bad.

The correct answer is option C, that is, it appears that ants live in colonies.

The statement, that is, pizza is the best-tasting food on Earth is false, as it cannot be tested. The statement, that is, I believe that there is life on other planets is not a scientific statement, as it is just a belief. The statement, that is, I think nuclear energy is bad is also not a scientific statement as it is just an opinion.  

The statement, that is, it appears that ants live in colonies is a scientific statement as one can observe and test this.  

i believe it is c.) 1575 j.

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.