An atom has 18 protons and 8 valance electrons. Which statement would best identify this elementa A. The element is highly reactive with eight electrons in its outer shell. B. The element has an atomic mass of 18. C. The element is "happy" or stable because it outer energylevel is filled. D. The element is a metal.

While goofing off at the ice skating rink, a student takes off her shoes and places each of them on the ice. her friend, a hockey player, then shoots a hockey puck at each shoe. the first puck immediately comes to rest after it collides with the left shoe. the second puck rebounds after it collides with the right shoe. if each hockey puck has the same incoming speed, which shoe has greater speed after the collision? the right shoe. both shoes have the same speed. the left shoe.

Increasing the pressure on one spot of a fluid will increase the pressure everywhere else in the fluid a. pascals principal b. archimedes' principal c. bernoulli's principal

What property of an object determines its inertia?