Lithium, Sodium, Potassium; any of the Alkali Metals, which are farthest left on the periodic table. This is because they only have one electron in their outermost shell, so they would rather lose an electron rather than try to gain 7 to achieve that full outer shell.
I think it’s c I could be wrong
<u>Answer:</u>
<u>For a:</u> The chemical equation for the dissolution of sodium carbonate is 
<u>For b:</u> The net acid-base reaction is 
<u>Explanation:</u>
Dissolution reaction is defined as the reaction in which a solid compound gets dissolved in water to form aqueous solution.
The chemical equation for the dissolution of sodium carbonate follows:

Ionization reaction is defined as the reaction in which an ionic compound dissociates into its ions when dissolved in aqueous solution.
The chemical equation for the ionization of sodium carbonate follows:

Now, the anion formed which is
reacts with water to form conjugate acid.
The chemical equation for the reaction of anion with water follows:

Hence, the net acid-base reaction of the anion formed and water is written above.