Which statement about atomic radius is true? a
Because it has less protons and forms a weaker electrostatic attraction to outer electrons, Lithium will be larger than Sodium
b
Because it has a lower electrostatic attraction to its outer electrons, Carbon is smaller than Oxygen
c
None of these statements are true
d
Because it has more electrons, Nickle is larger than Titanium

alkaline metals are lithium, sodium, rubidium, potassium, cesium and francium.

alkali metals have electronegativity from 0.7 to 1, lowest in periodic table of elements, which means that alkali metals (i group in periodic table) has positive oxidation number in compounds.

electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons towards itself.

alkaline metals (far left in main group) have lowest ionizations energy and easy remove valence electrons,

for example, potassium is the alkali metal and has a single valence electron in the outer electron shell.

electron configuration of potassium is: ₁₉k 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s¹.

they can not exist alone in nature, because they are very reactive.