Static force is being exerted
Weathering would be chemical because it's more natural than physical
<span>Oxidation is the loss of electrons and corresponds to an increase in oxidation state. A reduction is the gain of electrons and corresponds to a decrease in oxidation state. Balancing redox reactions can be more complicated than balancing other types of reactions because both the mass and charge must be balanced. Redox reactions occurring in aqueous solutions can be balanced by using a special procedure called the half-reaction method of balancing. In this procedure, the overall equation is broken down into two half-reactions: one for oxidation and the other for reduction. The half-reactions are balanced individually and then added together so that the number of electrons generated in the oxidation half-reaction is the same as the number of electrons consumed in the reduction half-reaction.</span>
<h3>Answer:</h3>
Option-D, "their elements have very similar properties and exhibit a clear trend" is the correct answer.
<h3>Explanation:</h3>
In periodic table the elements are arranged in tabular form with respect to their atomic masses, atomic numbers, electronic configurations and chemical properties. It is called periodic because the properties of elements repeats periodically.
Furthermore, the rows from left to right also called Periods basically shows the metallic and non metallic characters of elements. \those on the left are metals and those at the rights are non metals.
The columns from top to bottom are called as Groups. Groups contain elements of same chemical properties.
<h3>Example:</h3>
Group I elements are called as <em>Alkali Metals</em>. They all have one valence electron and hence, loose one electron to form the corresponding cation. i.e.
M → M⁺¹ + 1 e⁻
Group VII elements are called <em>Halogens</em>, they all are non metals and tend to gain one electron to form the corresponding halide ion. i.e.
X + 1 e⁻ → X⁻¹
