Question

When an alkali metal is involved in a chemical reaction with a nonmetal, what charge will its atoms most likely form?

1-
2+
1+
2-

Answer 1

The charge that alkali metal form when they involve in a chemical reaction with non metals is 1+

Step-by-step explanation

Metals react by losing electron to form a positively charged ion.

Alkali metal has 1 electron in outermost sub shell which is donated when they react with non metals to form ions with a charge of 1+.

For example sodium (Na) metal with [Ne] 3S¹ electron configuration donate the 1 electron in outermost subshell (3S) to form Na⁺ ion.