Atoms going to a picnic?
There are 11 atoms going to a picnic(to snack on electron particles and play chemical war). The elements are Sodium(2 atoms), Oxygen(3 atoms) (2),Phosphorus(1), Chlorine(3), Hydrogen(1) and Nitrogen(1). The atoms decide to bond together and travel and more than one compounds can form. Whoever is not able to bond will not go to the picnic. Which element(s) will not go to the picnic? Enter your answer as a number from the key or as a sum if there are two elements : Nitrogen: 1 Sulfur: 2 Oxygen : 3 Phosphorus: 4 Chlorine : 3 Hydrogen: 9
The answer is 9.
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1 solution
The Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen combine to form Nitric Acid. Sodium reacts with acid and leaving the hydrogen outside. The Phosphorus and Chlorine combine to form PCL3, so Hydrogen is left out.