What causes water to become too basic alkaline and why

Which element forms an ionic bond with flourine? 1) fluorine 2) carbon 3) potassium 4) oxygen

Match the following vocabulary terms to their definitions. 1. amount of energy required to change 1 gram of material from the solid to the liquid state at its melting point 2. a measure of the kinetic energy of the particles of a substance 3. the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of liquid water from 14.5°c to 15.5°c 4. amount of energy required to change 1 gram of material from the liquid to the gaseous state at its boiling point 5. the amount of energy required to change 1 gram of a substance 1°c a. temperature b. latent heat of vaporization c. latent heat of fusion d. calorie e. specific heat

How might this scientific phenomena be explained? a paper clip floats on water.