What determines chemical bonding characteristics?
the configuration of the outermost orbital
the configuration of the nucleus
the atomic weight of an atom
the type of material
the number of neutrons

Silica, sio2, is formed on silicon as an electrically insulating layer for microelectronic devices. silica is formed when silicon is exposed to o2 gas at an elevated temperature. at 900˚c, it takes 90 minutes for the oxygen to diffuse from the surface to form a 0.06 micron (0.06 x 10-6 m) thick layer of sio2 on

For each of the following types of reactions, write a general reaction formula in the symbolic form—for example, a + b → ab. single-displacement double-displacement synthesis decomposition

Astudent is given a sample of a blue copper sulfate hydrate. he weighs the sample in a dry covered porcelain crucible and got a mass of 23.875 g for the crucible, lid, and sample. the mass of the empty crucible and lid was found earlier to be 22.652 g. he then heats the crucible to expel the water of hydration, keeping the crucible at red heat for 10 minutes with the lid slightly ajar. on colling, he finds the mass of crucible, lid, and contents to be 23.403 g. the sample was changed in the process to very light clue anhydrous cuso4. if there are again 100.0 g of hydrate, how many grams of cuso4 are in it? how many moles of cuso4? (hint: molar mass of cuso4 = 159.6 g / mole. what per cent of the hydrate is cuso4? you may convert the mass of cuso4 to moles.)