Case Analysis 38.3, Reese v. Newman. Read the excerpt and answer the following questions.

(a) Issue: Which party’s choice between two alternatives was at the heart of the issue on the appeal of the Reese case?

Atomic size increases from top to bottom within a(n) _____ and from left to right across a(n) ______ of the periodic table.

What is the full electron configuration for gold (Au). [Hint: see the periodic table inside the back cover.]

Error Analysis When simplifying $\sqrt{24}+\sqrt{48}$, a student wrote $2 \sqrt{6}+2 \sqrt{24}$.

Simplify $\sqrt{24}+\sqrt{48}$ correctly.

When moving down a group (family) in the periodic table, how does the number of valence electrons behave?

Use the following terms to create a concept map: atomic number, atoms, electrons, periodic table, and protons.

Identify and evaluate the Iogical fallacy in the following statement. Then change the statement to correct the logical fallacies.

The only reason people want a dress code is to try to control our tastes.

Explain how to use the periodic table to deduce the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons of an atom of a specified element.

Specify the group on the periodic table in which each element $[\mathrm{Ar}] 4 s^1$ is found.

Involve factoring sums and differences of cubes as well as grouping factoring. Put this logical statement in the simplest possible terms.

$$\dfrac{z^3+27}{z^3-3 z^2+9 z}$$

Does metallic character increase, decrease, or remain unchanged as one goes down a column of the periodic table?

Combustion analysis of 45.62 mg of toluene, a commonly used solvent, gives 35.67 mg of H$_2$O and 152.5 mg of CO$_2$. What is the empirical formula of toluene?

Rust occurs when iron metal reacts with the oxygen in the air. Chemical analysis shows that dry rust is 69.9% iron and 30.1% oxygen by mass. Determine the empirical formula of rust.

Write the electron configuration of the atom in the third row of the periodic table that has the smallest $F_{i 4}$.