Which diagram(s) represents the bonding pattern of metals? a)A and B
b)C and D
c)A
d)C

the other guy is totally wrong. the answer is a for sure. C is showing a covalent bond between 3 atoms. Metals bond differently. Like shown in a and b. However b is innacurate because it shows the electrons being the largest(since they are negatively charged and there is a - sybmol), and we all know protons are much larger than electrons. SO a is correct because it depicts the positive protons(+ symbol) as the biggest. So go with a.

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.

the answer is c

tell me if wrong