Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
It is known that metals are the species which readily lose an electron and tend to attain a positive charge.
For example, atomic number of sodium is 11 and its is an alkali metal. It electronic distribution is 2, 8, 1.
And, in order to attain stability it readily loses an electron and thus it become 
ion.
Also, it is known that species which tend to transfer or donate their valence electrons to other atoms tend to form ionic bond and the compound formed is known as ionic compound.
Therefore, we can conclude that the statement metal atoms held together by ionic bonds best describes a metal solid.
Mass of reactants > mass of products
Answer:
It is an amorphous solid and hence also called pseudo solid. So it flows very slowly over thousands of years. It is not visible to the n*ked eye.
Answer:
NaOH
Explanation:
Look at charge Na has +1 charge and Ca has +2 charge after dissociation . Greater charge Stronger lattice. And as we need weak Lattice, so NaoH is stronger base than Ca(OH)2.
Halogens is defined as the group of 7 periodic table. As, every periodic table contains 7 valence electrons and they only need 1 more to complete an outer shell, that is why they are extremely reactive. And according to the law that recurring patterns of the properties of elements arise when they are arranged in order of increasing atomic number. As the halogen all act very similarly with each other in chemical reaction, it is true.
