Gained or lost to make a molecule more stable; they may also be shared, as in covalent bonds. a. atomic neutrons b. valence electrons c. protons and neutrons d. atoms

Acompound contains c, h, and o atoms. when 1.130 g of the compound is burned in oxygen, 1.064 g co2 and 0.3631 g h2o are produced. what is the empirical formula of this compound?

Which of the following is an indication that a substance has undergone a chemical change? a. no new product has been formed. b. the color of the substance has not changed. c. the original constitute has not changed. d. the molecular structure has changed.

Pegmatites are igneous rocks in which the individual minerals are very large. typically, the minerals are all light-colored quartz, feldspar and muscovite. if you were given a black and white photograph of a pegmatite in a quarry (where the rock has been blasted and broken), what physical properties could you use to identify those three minerals in this hypothetical photo? describe each mineral and the specific diagnostic properties. be specific.