When compared with the energy of an electron in the first shell of a carbon atom, the energy of an electron in the second shell of a carbon atom is
(1) less(2) greater(3) the same

Which of the following compounds would be expected to have the strongest ionic bonds? a)the compound that has b)the largest ions with the greatest charge c)the compound that has d)the largest ions with the least charge the compound that has the smallest ions with the greatest charge the compound that has the smallest ions with the least charge