Multiple Choice
Which group of elements is extremely reactive and reacts strongly with water?
2. Atoms & Elements
Periodic Table: Group Names
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Which statement best describes how oxygen group elements (Group 16) typically react with metals?
A
They do not react with metals under normal conditions.
B
They lose electrons to metals to form cations.
C
They form ionic compounds by gaining electrons from metals.
D
They form covalent compounds by sharing electrons with metals.
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Identify the position of oxygen group elements (Group 16) in the periodic table; these elements have six valence electrons.
Recall that metals tend to lose electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration, typically forming cations.
Understand that nonmetals, like oxygen group elements, tend to gain electrons to complete their octet, forming anions.
Recognize that when oxygen group elements react with metals, the metals lose electrons and the oxygen group elements gain those electrons, resulting in ionic compounds.
Conclude that the best description is that oxygen group elements form ionic compounds by gaining electrons from metals.
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