Which of the following is a renewable resource? coal natural gas nuclear power solar power

Solar power

Explanation:

Solar power is derieved from a renewable energy source which is the sun. We know for sure that solar energy is replenishable within a very short period of time as a result of nuclear fusion of hydrogen atoms to produce helium in the sun. This nuclear reaction is constantly releasing energy to the solar system which powers most of the external processes in all the planets and their bodies. This solar energy can also be converted to other forms of energy on the earth surface.

Solar power is constantly being renewed and hence, it is a renewable energy source.

Coal and natural gas are fossil fuels which takes several millions of years to form and accumulate in the appropriate geologic setting. Their reserve is constantly being plundered and are termed non-renewable energy sources.

Nuclear power source their fuels from naturally occuring earth bound radioactive minerals. These minerals were formed several years ago in the earth. It takes geologic time for such minerals to form. Therefore, nuclear power is not renewable.

explanation:

metals have excess of electrons whereas non-metals have deficiency of electrons. thus, in order to gain stability metals easily donate their electrons to the non-metals.

for example, electronic configuration of sodium is and electronic configuration of phosphorous is .

when a phosphorous atom and sodium atom combine together then sodium will donate is extra one electron to the phosphorous atom. as a result there will be formation of ionic bond between sodium and phosphorous.

the reaction will be as follows.

there, are three sodium sodium atoms and each of them will donate its one extra electron to phosphorous atom. thus, the sub-shell of phosphorous gets completely filled.  

thus, we can conclude that electrons are transferred from atoms of sodium to atoms of phosphorous. this transfer makes the sodium atoms donate one electron and the phosphorous atoms to gain one electron. as a result, the sodium and phosphorus atoms strongly attract each other.