Which characteristic gives the most information about what kind of element an atom is ?

Which of the following explains why it took so long for the public to accept the negative health effects of smoking? a)people were waiting for counter reasons, and those were presented.b)scientists had not completely finalized their results, which took 30 years.c)cigarettes were cheaply available and media channels were very inefficient.d)cigarette manufacturers were trying hard to bring an alternative into the market

If a negatively charged particle is placed at rest in an electric potential field that increases in the positive x-direction, what will the particle do? a. accelerate in the positive x-direction b. remain at rest c. accelerate in the negative x-direction

In addition to gravity, what is the other predominant force that affects the motion of a pendulum?