Because the alkali metals are the group 1 metals, they have only 1 valence electron that they want to lose, and the halogens are the group 17 nonmetals, they want to gain 1 valence electron to become stable.
The answer is D) a neutron.
When we say an atom's mass is, like 5 atomic mass units actually we are saying that the total number of the neutrons and protons in its nucleus is 5.
The mass of a neutron and a proton is each one atomic mass unit.
Mass of a neutron is approximately 1 atomic mass unit.
Explanation:
Oxidation state of Nitrogen in N2O5 is +5
