Alkali Metals Flashcards by Paul Milazzo

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Lithium

(properties)

A

soft metal

reactive

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Lithium

(uses)

A

aluminum alloys

batteries

ceramic cookware

mood stabilizer

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Sodium

(properties)

A

soft metal

reactive

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Sodium

(uses)

A

salt (NACl)

nerves

baking soda

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Potassium

(properties)

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soft metal

reactive

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Potassium

(uses)

A

salts

nerves

nutrients in fruits and vegetables

soap

fertilizer

potash, matches, gunpowder

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Rubidium

(properties)

A

soft metal, reactive

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Rubidium

(uses)

A

atomic clocks

global navigation

vacuum tube scavenger

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Cesium

(Properties)

A

soft metal, melts on hot day

reactive, largest stable atoms

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Cesium

(uses)

A

atomic clocks

GPS

vacuum tube scavenger

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Francium

(properties)

A

radioactive, short-lived atoms, larger than cesium, small traces in nature, studied in laser atom traps

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Hydrogen

(properties)

A

explosive gas, lightest element

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Hydrogen

(uses)

A

90% of atoms in the universe

sun and stars

water

life’s organic molecules

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Alkali Metals

(Description)

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