Alkali Metals Flashcards
1
Q
Alkali metals are very
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Reactive
2
Q
Alkali metals react violently with
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Water
3
Q
React violently with water, producing
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Flammable hydrogen gas
4
Q
And enough heat to _ the flammable hydrogen gas
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Ignite
5
Q
Alkali metals so reactive that they don’t
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Exist in nature as pure elements
6
Q
Instead, alkali metals are found in nature as
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Compounds
(Sodium chloride)
7
Q
Alkali metals are soft and
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Malleable
8
Q
When alkali metals are freshly cut, electron oscillation gives them a _ appearance
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Shiny
9
Q
Alkali metals have high _ conductivity (2)
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Thermal
Electrical
10
Q
Alkali metals have one
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Loosely bound valence electron on their outermost shell
