Alkali Metals Flashcards
Lithium
(properties)
soft metal
reactive
Lithium
(uses)
aluminum alloys
batteries
ceramic cookware
mood stabilizer
Sodium
(properties)
soft metal
reactive
Sodium
(uses)
salt (NACl)
nerves
baking soda
Potassium
(properties)
soft metal
reactive
Potassium
(uses)
salts
nerves
nutrients in fruits and vegetables
soap
fertilizer
potash, matches, gunpowder
Rubidium
(properties)
soft metal, reactive
Rubidium
(uses)
atomic clocks
global navigation
vacuum tube scavenger
Cesium
(Properties)
soft metal, melts on hot day
reactive, largest stable atoms
Cesium
(uses)
atomic clocks
GPS
vacuum tube scavenger
Francium
(properties)
radioactive, short-lived atoms, larger than cesium, small traces in nature, studied in laser atom traps
Hydrogen
(properties)
explosive gas, lightest element
Hydrogen
(uses)
90% of atoms in the universe
sun and stars
water
life’s organic molecules
Alkali Metals
(Description)