Answer:
Alkali metals
Explanation:
The alkali metals are a group of metallic elements which are present in the first group of the periodic table. In other words, they are present in group 1 of the periodic table. These elements have one electron in their valence shell, the reason why they are placed in group 1.
They ionize by losing one electron to achieve the configuration of the nearest Noble gas or inert gas. Because they need to offset only one electron in their outermost shell, they are very chemically reactive and hence rarely occur in the free state.
Examples of elements in this group include lithium, potassium and sodium. They each have one electron only in their outermost shells.
Answer:
polymerization
Explanation:
Student is explaining the process of formation of a polymer and the process is called polymerization.
Polymer is made up of joining repeating units. The repeating units are called monomers.
Properties of the polymer is determined by the structure of monomer molecule.
For example, consider a well-known polymer Teflon.is made by the polymerization of tetrafluoroethane.
Thus, the student is explaining polymerization.