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kodithompson

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Which one of the following processes results in a decrease in the number of neutrons?
 
  A) alpha emission
  B) gamma emission
  C) positron emission
  D) corrosion
  E) electron capture

Question 2

Why was argon absent from Mendeleev's original periodic table of 1871?
 
  A) Argon is unstable.
  B) Argon is radioactive.
  C) Argon had not been discovered.
  D) Argon occurs only in compounds.
  E) none of the above



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Smiles0805

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C



kodithompson

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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