Question

Which of the following concerning the formation of ions is/are correct?
1) Compounds of +4 ions are rare because of the large amount of energy required to form a +4 ion.
2) Some main group metals may have more than one possible positive charge because of the different energies required to remove s versus p valence electrons.
3) The nonmetals closest to the noble gases (Group 6A and 7A) tend to form monatomic anions with noble gas configurations.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1 and 2
E) 1, 2, and 3

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