Which of the following is a way that crystals can form in nature

Draw any one of the skeletal structures of a 2° alkyl bromide having the molecular formula of c6h13br and two stereogenic centers. indicate chirality by using wedge and hashed wedge notation. lone pairs do not need to be shown.

The identities of substances are the same before and after which type of change

I'm learning about the periodic tables and what each subject's configuration is. for example, hydrogen is 1s^1, but i don't understand how you get that. can someone me understand how to figure out how to figure this out? sorry if the question makes no sense, but it would really a lot if you could me understand! you so much if you can!