Someone can please describe what happens to the valence electrons when two elements form an ionic compound?

Which of these serves as a reference for comparison during a scientific investigation? a)outcome variable (dependent variable) b) test variable (independent variable) c)control group d)hypothesis

Can bacteria reproduce in a way such that when you start out with two bacteria, you get five bacteria? why or why not? * a. yes, because bacteria reproduce sexually, and can produce any number of offspring, just as humans do. b. no, because bacteria grow at an exponential rate. c. no, because when bacteria reproduce, they split into two parts, and two bacteria splitting would result in four bacteria.

How do ratio scale and diagrammatic scale work