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Which element forms an ionic bond with flourine? 1) fluorine 2) carbon 3) potassium 4) oxygen

Rocks, as they are compressed, begin forming mountains above the earth's surface when two continental plates converge. the continental crust increases in depth as the mountains grow above. the himalayan mountains formed at a convergent plate boundary in this manner. the rocks are smashed together causing them to due to the intense heat and pressure from the colliding plates and eventually forming rock. a) melt; igneous b) layer; sedimentary c) recrystallize; metamorphic d) melt into the earth's interior; metamorphic

An atom's configuration based on its number of electrons ends at 3p4. another atom has seven more electrons. starting at 3p, what is the remaining configuration? 3p63d34s2 3p43d54s2 3p64s23d3 3p44s23d