The following is a modified true/false question. In it, you must decide if each individual statement is true (T) or false (F). If both are true, then you must also decide if the second statement is a correct explanation (CE) of the first statement.

I: Atoms in the alkaline earth metal group have smaller ionic radii than their atomic radii

BECAUSE

II: atoms in this group usually lose electrons in order to become ions, resulting in the ion lacking the outermost energy level present in the atom.

The elements with the smallest atomic radii tend to be found in which part of the periodic table?