1) During this experiment, a positively charged rod is brought near but not touching the electroscope. The presence of the charged object
above the plate of the electroscope induces charges to move down
into the gold leaves, giving the electroscope an overall positive
charge. The positive leaves repel. Which statement(s) in the prompt
is/are key to explaining why the plate at the top of the electroscope
contains negatives charges?
A)
B) IV
C) III
D) II and III

- calcium has greater affinity to bond with electron receptors than hydrogen does and hence, it has the ability to replace hydrogen in most of its compounds.

- lithium has 2 valence electrons in the product because it can make only 1 bond with hydrogen. beryllium has 4 valence electrons in the product because it can only make 2 bonds. it has fewer electrons than neon and can react with electron donors. each hydrogen has 2 valence electrons, the same as helium.

- the covalent bond formed between carbon and hydrogen is polar because carbon is more electronegative than hydrogen and it attracts the bonded electron pair closer to itself, thus giving hydrogen a partial positive charge.

- a hydrogen bond is a relatively weak bond that hydrogen atoms make with the electronegative atoms nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine.

so the best choice is a.) 2 calcium (ca) atoms