Grouo 1 Flashcards

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Physical properties

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Form alkaline solutions when react with water
Soft
Low melting points
Very reactive

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2
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How they react with water

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Alkali metal + water = metal hydroxide + hydrogen

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3
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The reactivity of the metals

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Increases as you go down the group as as you go down teh number of outermost shells,increases by one weakening the bond to the nucleus

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