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.
(b) their tendency to lose electrons.

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 $2$)
b)	their tendency to lose electrons	Can easily lose electrons	Can lose electrons (but not as easily as alkali metals)