What Happens to an Atom If the Electrons in the Outer

question 47

Multiple Choice

What happens to an atom if the electrons in the outer shell are altered?

• A)The atom will disintegrate.
• B)The atom's characteristics change and it becomes a different element.
• C)The properties of the atom will change.
• D)The atom becomes radioactive.

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed Population

A population in which the data follows a normal distribution, having a bell-shaped frequency distribution curve.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

T Critical Value

The value from the t-distribution that is associated with a specified level of significance for a two-tailed test.

Confidence Levels

Confidence levels are the degree of certainty or probability—expressed as a percentage—that a confidence interval contains the true parameter value.