Why mercury can remain for one or two years in the atmosphere without reacting?

What is a metal replacement reaction

What woukd most likely be the transmittance at a 0.70 m solution of solute a? a) 7.6%b) 1.1%c)4.0%d)4.6%

6. using 3 – 4 sentences explain (in your own words) why water expands when it freezes? 7. using your knowledge of colligative properties explain whether sodium chloride or calcium chloride would be a more effective substance to melt the ice on a slick sidewalk. use 3 – 4 sentences in your explanation.