A radio technician measures the frequency of an a. m. radio transmitter. The frequency is 15876kHz. What is the frequency in megahertz? Write your answer as a decimal.

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.