What are the charges on simple ions formed from atoms of group 2A elements

Explanation: Atoms in Group 2A have 2 valence electron and lose 2 electron to gain an octet. These cations have +2 charge. Transition Metal Cations Electrons are removed from ns subshell before the (n-1)d subshell Fe atom = [Ar]4s23d6 Fe2+ ion = [Ar]3d6 Fe3+ ion = [Ar]3d5 The 4s electrons have been removed.

heat or electricity in the atmosphere- c.

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.