A natural element consists of two isotopes: Cl-35 and Cl-37. The composition of these two isotopes differs by:

There are no options in this question, however, it can be answered based on general understanding

- The number of neutrons each isotope contain

Explanation:

Isotopes are atoms of an element with the same atomic number or number of protons but different mass number/atomic masses. Since isotopes have same proton numbers, they have similar chemical behavior or identity.

However, difference in atomic mass or mass number of the same atomic number indicates that the number of neutrons each isotope contain differs from one another. Hence, in two isotopes of chlorine given as follows: Cl-35 and Cl-37, the NUMBER OF NEUTRONS in each atom differentiates the two isotopes.

Cl-35 contains 18 neutrons while Cl-37 contains 20 neutrons.

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.