Do compounds, made up of elements retain the same properties of the elements that make them up?

The characteristic of two different types of reactions are shown below. reaction a: electrons are gained by the atoms of an element. reaction b: protons are lost by the atom of and element. which statement is true about the atoms of the elements that participate in the two reactions? a: their identity changes in both reaction a and b. b: their identity changes in reaction a but not b. c: their identity changes in reaction b but not a. d: their identity remains the same.

Which statement best describes the he properties of iconic compounds ?

Describe the forces both attractive and repulsive that occur as two atoms move closer together.