Melting an ionic solid involves freeing the ions from their positions in the ionic crystal and separating them. Since the ions are held together by electrostatic attractions, the amount of energy required is and ionic solids therefore have relatively melting points.

The table compares the number of electrons in two unknown neutral atoms. comparison of electrons atom number of electrons a 9 d 11 use this information to determine the number of valence electrons in the atoms. which of the following correctly compares the stability of tthe table compares the number of electrons in two unknown neutral atoms. comparison of electrons atom number of electrons a 9 d 11 use this information to determine the number of valence electrons in the atoms. which of the following correctly compares the stability of the two atoms? both are unreactive. both are highly reactive. a is unreactive and d is reactive. a is reactive and d is unreactive.