Describe the difference between an atom and an ion. Include specific details and include an example to earn full credit.

Ageologist determines that a sample of a mineral can't be scratched by a steel nail but can be scratched by a masonry drill bit. based on this information, the sample mineral has to be softer than a. orthoclase. b. fluorite. c. apatite. d. corundum.

Uranium can supply energy for the worlds electricity without admitting harmful greenhouse gases which of these statements best describes an outcome of uranium mining

With the largest atoms and the smallest number of valence electrons and with the smallest atoms and the greatest number of valence electrons are the most reactive. a. nonmetals; metals b. nonmetals; transition elements c. transition elements; metals d. metals; nonmetals