Chemistry: Alkali Metals Overview

Alkali metals, like lithium, sodium, and potassium, react more vigorously with water as you move down the group due to increasing atomic size and weaker attraction between the nucleus and outer electron.

Group 1 metals (lithium, sodium, potassium) are stored in oil to prevent them from reacting with oxygen and water in the air.

When alkali metals (like lithium, sodium, or potassium) react with water, hydrogen gas bubbles off, and a metal hydroxide (a strong alkali) is formed.

Group 1 metals are silvery-coloured, soft, easily cut, and shiny; their reactivity and density increase going down the group and they have low melting and boiling points.

Alkali metals are named because they form an alkaline (basic) solution when reacted with water.

The reactivity of alkali metals increases as you go down Group 1, because the outermost electron is farther from the nucleus and easier to lose.

Alkali metals like lithium, sodium, and potassium react vigorously with water, producing hydrogen gas and a metal hydroxide (a strong alkali).

Group 1 metals are stored in oil to prevent them from reacting with oxygen and water vapor in the air because they are very reactive.

They form an alkaline (basic) solution when reacted with water.

Group 1 metals are silvery-coloured, soft, easily cut, shiny, have low melting and boiling points, and become less dense going down the group.

Group 1 elements in the periodic table. They're highly reactive, soft, silvery, and form alkaline solutions when reacting with water.

Reactivity increases as you go down Group 1. This is because the outer electron is farther from the nucleus, making it easier to lose.

A compound formed when a metal reacts with water. It's a strong base or alkali.

Group 1 metals react vigorously with water, releasing hydrogen gas and forming a metal hydroxide.