Two scientists were working on an idea. They kept in touch by asking each other questions about which designs worked better. After months of experiments, one of the scientists discovered a breakthrough. He tested it several more times and got the same result. Which statement describes what the scientist should do with his data? He should test two variables to see if he gets the same outcome. He should start a new project because his friend was already working on it. He should share all his work with his colleague so that his colleague can publish it. He should get it peer reviewed and publish it, then let other scientists try to reproduce his results.

assuming that your periodic table has eighteen columns, you should highlight   the four elements in the third column from the left of the table.

neutral atoms of elements after calcium contain d electrons. the energy of d orbitals of a particular main shell lies between the energy of the s and p orbitals of the next main shell. for example, electrons in the have energy higher than those in the orbital while lower than those of the orbital.

by the aufbau principle, electrons fill orbitals one at a time, starting from those of the lowest energy. the orbital is therefore filled right after orbitals and before orbitals.  

potassium has electron configuration and calcium . the s orbital of a main shell holds a maximum of two electrons. the next element would thus have the electron configuration and satisfy the requirements.

a neutral atom of the element contains three electrons on top of the most recent noble gas element. it should thus be placed in the third column of the periodic table. both scandium and yttrium would satisfy the conditions. an aufbau diagram indicates that the 4f orbital is filled before the 5d. however, it appears that exceptions exists for both lanthanum and actinium. neutral atoms of the two d-block elements also demonstrate the and should be highlighted as well.

the answer is b. dilution