All of the alkali metals, Group 1, have one valence electron. Which of these would represent the oxidation number of the alkali

metals such as lithium and sodium?

A) - 7

B) - 1

C) + 1

D) + 7

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Lorenzo Wood

4 July, 10:56

All of the alkali metals, Group 1, have one valence electron. Which of these would represent the oxidation number of the alkali

metals such as lithium and sodium?

A) - 7

B) - 1

C) + 1

D) + 7

+1

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Katrina Rocha · Answer 1

Group 1 metals are the furthest to the left on the periodic table. Thus they only need to lose 1 electron to form a full octet. So when an atom loses an electron, they have 1 more proton than electrons, and that would give it a + 1 charge. or C

All of the alkali metals, Group 1, have one valence electron. Which of these would represent the oxidation number of the alkalimetals such as lithium and sodium?A) - 7B) - 1C) + 1D) + 7

All of the alkali metals, Group 1, have one valence electron. Which of these would represent the oxidation number of the alkali

metals such as lithium and sodium?

A) - 7

B) - 1

C) + 1

D) + 7