What factors causes zinc to decrease and increase? Not the zinc in the human body.

This large tectonic plate is bounded on three sides by whats know as the ring of fire. what is the name of this tectonic plate? a) pacific plate b) eurasian plate c) north american plate d) indo- australian plate plz it's science but there's no option for science so i picked chemistry

1)each group 16 element has how many valence electrons? ( )4 ( )6 ( )8 ( )16 2)how many dots appear in the dot structure for calcium ion, ca2+? ( )zero ( )one ( )two ( )eight 3) which of the following atoms forms a cation to obtain an octet of outer shell electrons? ( )magnesium ( )oxygen ( )fluorine ( )helium 4) an al3+ ion contains 13 protons and 10 electrons. ( )true ( )false 5) valence and non-valence electrons are represented in lewis dot structures. ( )true ( )false

Ablock of aluminum is dropped into a graduated cylinder with an initial volume of water at 75ml and the volumes rises to 90ml. if the block has a mass of 40.5 g what is its density ?