Explain why transition metals do not have a predictable pattern for the ionic charges they form.

When the following equation is balanced using the smallest possible integers, what is the coefficent of oxygen gas? c7h16o(g) + o2(g) → co2(g) + h2o(g) -1 -5 -8 -16 -21

If you burn 10 kilograms of wood in a fire (combustion) what is the weight of the products after the fire has finished burning the wood?

Which statement correctly describes metallic bonds? a. they form when certain atoms lose electrons and other atoms gain electrons. b. they involve an attraction between anions and cations. they always involvpoth a metal and a nonmetal. d. they can only form between atoms of the same element. e. they form because electrons can move freely between atoms.