In forming chemical bonds, atoms attain: a. Greater stability
b. The electron configuration of the nearest noble gas atoms
c. A state of lower energy
d. All of the above

i think it is d. e because the next one is igneous.

he uptake of drugs from the intestine is often strongly influenced by diffusion. for example, consider a water-insoluble steroid for treating inflammation that is solubilized in aggregates of detergent molecules, called micelles. these micelles, aggregates of 80 soap molecules, have a molecular weight of 24,000, a diameter of 2.6 nm, and a charge of -27. the positively charge ions (counterions) in this system are na".

i believe the answer is three water molecules