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The Alkali Metals Flashcards

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1
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Alkali metal are in group…

A

1

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They are … Reactive

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Extremely

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3
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Reactivity in alkali metals increases…

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Downwards

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Lithium is the … Reactive alkali metal

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Least

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As reactivity in alkali metals increases, the melting and boiling points … While the density generally…

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Decrease, while the density generally increases

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Alkali metals are very reactive as…

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They only have one electron to lose

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Alkali metals as hard/soft

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Soft

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Alkali metals become harder/softer as you go down the group

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Softer

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9
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Alkali metals tarnish after … Of exposure to air

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Seconds

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10
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When cut alkali metals are…

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Shiny and silver

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Alkali metals react … with air to form oxides

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Quickly

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Alkali metals react … With water to form … Solutions of…

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Rapidly and violently with water to form strongly alkaline solutions of metalhydroxides

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13
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Lithium, sodium and potassium are stored…

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Under oil

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Rubidium and Caesium are stored…

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In an inert gas in sealed glass tubes

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15
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Metal + water =

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Metal hydroxide + hydrogen

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16
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All alkali metal hydroxides are… And will turn pH universal indicator paper .. When dissolved in water

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Bases and will turn it purple

17
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Sodium … When it reacts with water

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Floats, fizzes and melts, perhaps forming a white trail of sodium hydroxide

18
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Lithium … When it reacts with water

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Floats and fizzes

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Potassium … When it reacts with water

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Floats, fizzes, melts and burns

20
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Rubidium and Caesium … When they react with water

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Explode

21
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The increase in reactivity in alkali metals is due to…

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The distance from the nucleus due to electron shells (they lose the electron)

22
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All group one metal ions are which colours?

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Colourless

23
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Group one compounds are … In water and are …. Solids

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Mostly soluble in water and typical white ionic solids

24
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Lithium burns with a … Flame

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Red

25
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Potassium burns with a .. Flame

A

Lilac

26
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Sodium burns with a … Flame

A

Yellow

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