Question

which of the following species can exist independently?
(a) H
(b) CL
(c) O
(d) Ne​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ne

because it is Noble gas

it is less reactive so it exist independently

Answer 2

(d) Ne . Ne because Gause's competitive exclusion principle states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot coexit indefinitely and the competition inferior species will be eliminated eventually.