HELP PLEASE ANSWER ASAP When atoms react, they often lose, gain, or share electrons to form a more stable version of themselves. For example, alkali metals such as sodium (Na) lose their outer shell electron in their reactions to form compounds. The electron configuration of alkali metals would then resemble those of which group of the periodic table in the compounds they form?

a. 7A or group 17
b. 8A or group 18
c. 2A or group 2
d. 1A or group 1