Question

Two elements ‘$\text{P}$’ and ‘$\text{Q}$’ belong to the same period of the modern periodic table and are in group $1$ and group $2$ respectively. Compare the following characteristics in tabular form.
(d) formation of their oxides.

Answer 1

The characteristics of the elements $\text{P}$ and $\text{Q}$ are given in the table below:

SI. No.	Property	Element $\text{P}$ (group 1)	Element $\text{Q}$ (group 2)
d)	formation of their oxides.	React rapidly with oxygen in air	Less reactive than alkali metals (Group 1)