Why are the Alkali Metals the first row of the periodic table?

Explanation:

All atoms naturally want to have a completely full outermost shell of electrons.Howevee, elements in that first column of the periodic table all have one electron in their outermost shell. ..."since the alkali metals only have one valence electron,they typically achieve this state by giving up that electron.

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out of these options:

ability to burn paper

pure sodium reacting violently with water

the boiling point of water

helium does not tend to react with anything

i would say this is a physical property:

helium does not tend to react with anything

why? :

i said helium does not tend to react with anything because well, it reacts to ! but ability to burn paper, pure sodium reacting violently with water, & the boiling point of water are chemical or

physical properties: the properties of a substance that can be observed without changing the chemical makeup of the substance

chemical properties: properties of a substance relating to the chemical nature and reactivity of the substance

a is the correct answer