Asoftball is hit high into the air. as it rises, the softball a) loses kinetic energy and loses potential energy. eliminate b) loses kinetic energy and gains potential energy. c) gains kinetic energy and gains potential energy. d) gains kinetic energy and loses potential energy

An element becomes a positively charged ion when itloses protons.loses electrons.gains electrons.gains neutrons.

Imagine an isolated positive point charge q (many times larger than the charge on a single proton). there is a charged particle a (whose charge is much smaller than charge q) at a distance from the point charge q. on which of the following quantities does the magnitude of the electric field created by charge q at particle a's position depend? check all that apply.the type of the charge on the charged particle athe relative orientation between q and a (while the distance between q and a is fixed)the specific location of the charged particle a (while the distance between q and a is fixed)the amount of the charge on the point charge qthe specific location of the point charge q (while the distance between q and a is fixed)the distance between the point charge q and the charged particle athe amount of the charge on the charged particle a

Atoms seldom exist as independent particles in nature a) as single particles, most atoms have low potential energy b) their electronegativity is much lower when they combine with other atoms c) atoms are more stable when they combine with other atoms d) neutral particles are rare