Cereal is an example of what type of matter?

solution
compound
heterogeneous mixture
element

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.

2b2t

explanation:

2b2t