What determines the chemical properties of an element?

A. the number and arrangement of the electrons in an atom

B. the number of neutrons and protons in an element

C. the arrangement of all the neutrons, protons, and electrons

D. the atomic mass of an atom

Question

What determines the chemical properties of an element?	
 
 A. the number and arrangement of the electrons in an atom
 
 B. the number of neutrons and protons in an element
 
 C. the arrangement of all the neutrons, protons, and electrons
 
 D. the atomic mass of an atom

anonymous · Answer

A. I have been looking for some good notes for you that would help explain this for a few minutes, and I think these might. Some of them go a bit further in depth, but you can skim through for the essentials. https://www.boundless.com/biology/the-chemical-foundation-of-life/atoms-isotopes-ions-and-molecules-the-building-blocks/chemical-reactions-and-molecules/ http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/properties/chemical-properties.htm http://www.mrwiggersci.com/chem/LectureNotes/Ch_3.2-3.4.htm

anonymous · Answer

The number and arrangement of electrons in an atom.