Why are only water-soluble markers or pens used in this activity? How could the experiment be modified to separate the pigments in “permanent” markers or pens?

the answer is c i believe

with this one i know the answer in craters one reason i looked it up and i learned about it there is my evidence

the seeing the electronic configuration we can say that the element is fluorine.

fluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table.

but by only seeing the configuration we cannot say about its reactivity because we don't know if its configuration after excitation or by addition of electrons.

but if not then, it is the lightest halogen and exists as a highly toxic pale yellow diatomic gas at standard conditions. as the most electronegative element, it is extremely reactive: almost all other elements, including some noble gases, form compounds with fluorine.