Name the Property Illustrated by the Statement

question 236

Multiple Choice

Name the property illustrated by the statement.
-7 + (-7) = 0

• A)identity property of addition
• B)inverse property of addition
• C)associative property of addition
• D)commutative property of addition

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Definitions:

Isoelectronic

Describing atoms, ions, or molecules that have the same number of electrons and thus similar electron configurations.

Octet Rule

A chemical rule of thumb that reflects the observation that atoms of main-group elements tend to bond in such a way that each atom has eight electrons in its valence shell.

Lewis Dot Structure

A diagram that represents the valence electrons of atoms within a molecule, showing the bonding between atoms as well as lone pairs of electrons.

He

Helium, a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas that heads the noble gas series in the periodic table.