Group 1 Elements

Question 1

What are group 1 elements are called?

Answer 1

Alkali Metals

Question 2

Where might you find lots of lithium being used?

Answer 2

Batteries, laptops and cell phones

Question 3

Can you think of something you can eat that contains sodium?

Answer 3

Table salt, Picked cucumber and French bread

Question 4

Can you think of something you eat that contains potassium?

Answer 4

Banana and oranges

Question 5

True or false

Group 1 elements are metals

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or false

Group 1 elements are hard

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or false

Group 1 elements become less reactive as you go down the group

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or false

Group 1 elements can conduct heat and electricity

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or false

Group 1 elements react with water to produce metal hydroxides and hydrogen

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or false

Group 1 elements’ boiling points increase down the group.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

What is the most reactive element in group 1?

Answer 11

Francium