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What increases as it goes down group 1?
reactivity
What types of properties do transition metals have?
typical metal properties (eg. malleable, ductile, good conductors of heat and electricity, shiny)
What are transition metals often used as in a reaction?
catalysts
What 2 things can transition metals often form?
ions, coloured compounds
What are 3 properties of alkali metals?
soft, reactive, low melting point
What does bromine form?
dark red vapour
What does iodine form?
shiny, black crystals
What does chlorine form?
green
lithium+iodine→
lithium iodide
potassium+bromine→
potassium bromide
What does metal oxide form?
A tarnish
When sodium reacts with water, what does it do?
floats as a molten ball of metal
What does potassium do when it reacts with water?
floats, making a lilac foam
What happens to lithium when it reacts with water?
floats, forming LiOH
What gas is made when an alkali metal reacts with water?
hydrogen
What do noble gases all form at room temperature?
colourless gases
What is common between noble gases?
They are all very unreactive.
Atoms with incomplete _____ are unstable.
outer electron shells
How do atoms obtain a full outer electron shell and become stable?
by either gaining or losing electrons
An unequal number of protons and electrons makes what?
ions
An atom that loses electrons is a ________ ion.
positive
An atom that gains an electron is a ________ ion.
negative
Metal atoms form positive/negative ions.
positive
Non-metal atoms form positive/negative ions.
negative