Question

Which of the following tend to react by losing 2 electrons?

Answer 1

Answer: Option (D) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Alkaline earth metals are group 2 elements and each element of this group contains two valence electrons.

For example, Magnesium is an alkaline earth metal and its electronic distribution is 2, 8, 2.

So, in order to attain stability magnesium will lose two electrons.

Whereas group 1 elements are known as alkali metals and they tend to lose only one electron in order to attain stability.

Noble gases are the elements that have completely filled orbitals. These are highly stable and therefore, they do not need to lose an electron.

Halogens are the elements that needs only one electron to completely fill their shell.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options alkali earth metals tend to react by losing 2 electrons.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is Alkaline earth metals,they are the elements in the second column of the periodic table. They are the most likely elements to lose two electrons in a chemical reaction.