HELP ME PLZ Why ban Styrofoam? Styrofoam, also known as "polystyrene" is created through a process from natural plant resin
(excretions) and fossil fuels. It does not break down, or biodegrade, it gets ingested by many wildlife,
and many facilities to not accept it as a recyclable material. It is very widely used because it's easy to
make. However, many major cities such as New York City and Washington, DC have banned the use
of polystyrene cups, bowls, and trays in an effort to stop its production. Think about the effects of its
production on society and explain why banning the material is a positive effort. (2-3 sentences)

explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.

here is table 2-2:

country

percent of eligible voters that voted

rank

united states

44.9%

138

canada

60.1%

107

costa rica

84.6%

14

hungary

66.9%

82

japan

57.0%

118

egypt

27.7%

159

south africa

85.5%

10

ans is no, the data set cannot be plotted as a single circle graph