Which element within any given period of the Periodic Table would always have the lowest first ionization energy?

a noble gas
an alkali metal
a halogen
an alkali earth metal

Apulley system is used to lift a 2,000 newton engine up a distance of 3 meters. the operator must apply a force of 250 newtons to the chain of the pulley system to lift the motor. to lift the engine 3 meters, the operator must pull a total of 30 meters of chain through the pulley system. what is the value of di?

Estimate the change in the gibbs energy and molar gibbs energy of 1.0dm3 of octane when the pressure acting on it is increased from 1.0 atm to 100 atm. the mass density of octane is 0.703 g cm−3

There are multiple tuning forks present in the room, and annie strikes one with a natural frequency of 400 hz. which of these other tuning forks will begin to vibrate through resonance and make the sound louder? a 200 hz tuning fork a 400 hz tuning fork a 800 hz tuning fork a 1600 hz tuning fork