An atom has 18 protons and 8 valence electrons which statement would best identify this element

Which metal exist in liquid state and can be cut with knife ?

Two people each hold the end of a rope and create waves by moving their arms up and down. this wave is best classified as a transverse wave because a) both the rope particles and the wave are moving in the same direction. b) the wave is moving up and down as the particles of the rope move horizontally. c) the wave is moving horizontally as the particles of the rope move up and down. eliminate d) the wave is moving in a parallel direction with the motion of the person's arms.

Which of the following is a conclusion that resulted from ernest rutherford’s scattering experiment? (will mark brainliest) a. the nucleus is negatively charged b. the atom is a dense solid and is indivisible c. the mass is conserved when atoms react chemically d. the nucleus is very small and the atom is mostly empty space