Periodic Trends

AP Chemistry· difficulty 1/5

Group 1 elements (alkali metals) typically form ions with charge

A
$-1$
B
$+2$
C
$+1$
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D
$0$

Explanation

Alkali metals lose their single ns¹ electron to form +1 cations (e.g., Na⁺, K⁺, Cs⁺).

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