Which is more likely to be the same throughout the world—an element's symbol or its name? Explain.

Achef makes salad dressing by mixing oil, vinegar, and spices, as shown. which type of matter is the salad dressing?

For each of the following types of reactions, write a general reaction formula in the symbolic form—for example, a + b → ab. single-displacement double-displacement synthesis decomposition

1)each group 16 element has how many valence electrons? ( )4 ( )6 ( )8 ( )16 2)how many dots appear in the dot structure for calcium ion, ca2+? ( )zero ( )one ( )two ( )eight 3) which of the following atoms forms a cation to obtain an octet of outer shell electrons? ( )magnesium ( )oxygen ( )fluorine ( )helium 4) an al3+ ion contains 13 protons and 10 electrons. ( )true ( )false 5) valence and non-valence electrons are represented in lewis dot structures. ( )true ( )false