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Do alkali metals give or take electrons?
Alkali metals tend to give away electrons, forming positively charged ions. This is because alkali metals have one electron in their outermost shell, making it energetically favorable for them to lose this electron and achieve a stable electron configuration.
Why transition metals are different than the alkali and alkali earth?
it is because transition metals falls under differen group in the period table. Alkali elements falls in frirst group alkali earth metal falls in second group and the followed by groups are transition elemets
Why the group 1 element of periodic table are called alkali metals?
Group 1A elements are active metals. They are so active that they are never found free in nature. They are usually stored in oil. They form compounds with oxygen that dissolve in water to give solutions that are alkaline or caustic. They are called alkali metals, or simply the alkalis.
What does alkali plus metal give?
Alkalis and metals do not usually react.
What element would form a ionic bond with fluorine?
Sodium (Na) would form an ionic bond with fluorine (F) to create sodium fluoride (NaF). Sodium donates an electron to fluorine to achieve a stable electron configuration, resulting in the formation of an ionic bond between the two elements.
What are physical properties for alkali metals?
Alkali metals are powerful reducing agents, they give up one electron easily. They are extremely reactive.
What alkali metals give off the most electrons?
all alkali metals give off only one electrons. However cesium will give off electron easily. (Francium is not considered generally as it is radioactive with very short half life period).
Is the alkali metal more reactive than an alkaline-earth metal?
Yes, alkali metals are more reactive than alkaline-earth metals. All atoms want to have 8 electrons in their outer shells. Alkali metals have to give one electron away, where as alkaline-earth metals need to give two away which is less energetically favorable.
What makes alkali metals such good reducing agents?
Alkali metals have one valence electrons. If they will lose these electrons they will attain the electronic configuration of the nearest noble gas and hence form stable cations. Hence alkali metals are good reducing agents (tend to give off electrons).
What charge does an ion of an alkali metal have?
Your Alkali Metals are those elements on the leftmost column of the periodic table (except for Hydrogen). Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium, Cesium, Francium. You can remember them as those that form the Alkali bases, Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), and Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) among others. In Pure Metallic form, they would have a neutral charge. However, they are frequently found in ionic form where they loose an electron to form a positive ion with a +1 charge. Li+ Na+ K+ etc.
Give the names of some of the families of elements in the periodic table?
They are the Alkali Metals, Alkaline Metals, Transition Metals, Metalloids, Halogens, and the Noble (Inert) Gases. There is also the lanthanide and actinide series which are known as the Rare Earth Metals.
Why alkali metals give deep blue colour when react with ammonia liquid?
Alkali metals react with ammonia liquid to form metal amides and ammoniated electrons. These ammoniated electrons are responsible for absorbing energy from visible light, leading to a deep blue color in the solution. This phenomenon is known as charge transfer complexes.
