What does it mean for a strong base to be in equilibrium?
the position of equilibrium lies far to the right, with products being favored.
the position of equilibrium lies far to the left, with products being favored.
there is a great deal of base and very few ions.
there is an equal amount of reactants and products.

(b is wrong)

each chemical family is represented as a group or column on the periodic table. based on chemical properties, there are 6 types of chemical families. group 1 represents alkali metals, group 2 represents alkaline earth metals, groups 3 to 12 represent transition metals, groups 13 to 16 represent non-metals and other metals, group 17 represents halogens and group 18 represents noble gases.