In comparison to an atom of f-19 in the ground state, an atom of c-12 in the ground state has(1) three fewer neutrons
(2) three fewer valence electrons
(3) three more neutrons
(4) three more valence electrons

that's what i got you can count the number of atoms

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.