Malik analyzed three samples to test which element was a metalloid. The table shows his results.

A 7-column table with 3 rows. The first column titled element has entries A, B, C. The second column titled lustrous has entries yes, no, yes. The third column titled brittle has entries no, yes, yes. The fourth column titled how it reacts has entries base, acid, acid or base. The fifth column titled boiling point (degrees C) has entries not observed, negative 34.04, not observed. The sixth column titled melting point (degrees C) has entries 97.72, not observed, 1413.85. The seventh column titled electrical conductivity has entries high, very low, medium.

Which element (A, B, or C) is most likely a metalloid?

- calcium has greater affinity to bond with electron receptors than hydrogen does and hence, it has the ability to replace hydrogen in most of its compounds.

- lithium has 2 valence electrons in the product because it can make only 1 bond with hydrogen. beryllium has 4 valence electrons in the product because it can only make 2 bonds. it has fewer electrons than neon and can react with electron donors. each hydrogen has 2 valence electrons, the same as helium.

- the covalent bond formed between carbon and hydrogen is polar because carbon is more electronegative than hydrogen and it attracts the bonded electron pair closer to itself, thus giving hydrogen a partial positive charge.

- a hydrogen bond is a relatively weak bond that hydrogen atoms make with the electronegative atoms nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine.

so the best choice is a.) 2 calcium (ca) atoms

a gas, having a molecular weight of 13 kg/kmol and a kinematic viscosity of 0.25 cm2/s, flows through a pipe 0.25 m internal diameter and 5 km long at the rate of 0.4 m3/s and is delivered at atmospheric pressure.