What does it mean to "charge the atmosphere" of a story?

a. to provide specific details that the reader understand the setting
b. to use general descriptions to give a basic idea of what the setting is
c. to create a sense of tension or mystery in the description of a setting
d. to let the language focus more on the characters than the setting

The institute of international research is holding its annual convention. this year more than 500 scholars have been invited to hear research reports on many timely topics. approximately 250 big name scientists will be winging their way to washington, d.c. how can the underlined sentence be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage? a) approximately 250 people will be in washington, d.c. b) approximately 250 bigwigs will be flying to washington, d.c. c) approximately 250 science people will be going to washington, d.c. d) approximately 250 well-known scientists will be arriving in washington, d.c.