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Alkali metals can be substituted for hydrogen. Any of them. They include lithim (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs) and francium (Fr). The alkali metals are in group one of the Periodic Table of the elements, and are all stacked up in the column below hydrogen. All the alkali metals are all organized with a lone electron in their outer most shell, or valence shell (in the neutral atom) and all of the alkali metals would like to loan out that electron to anything that would like to borrow it. It turns out that the reactivity of alkali metals are least to greatest from the top of the column to the bottom. This is because of electron screening. A link to our friends at Wikipedia is provided.
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∙ 11y agoNo. Hydrogen is a non-metal and not an alkali metal. The reason it is grouped with alkali metals is that hydrogen also has one valence electrons as do alkali metals.
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∙ 12y agohydrogen is not a part of alkali metals. it is only placed in Group 1A because it has one electron in its outer most shell like all the members of Alkali metals.
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∙ 11y agoHydrogen is not a metal.
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Why is it that the hydrogen placed at the alkali earth metal group?
It is in alkaline group.Not in alkaline earth group.It is in alkaline group because, Hydrogen has maximum oxidation number of +1.It react with Halogens.Displaced by other alkaline metals.
Is beryllium alkali metal or alkaline earth metal?
It is an alkaline earth element
Is the element Ca an alkali metal?
No- it is an alkaline earth metal.
Which was the first alkali metal?
hydrogen
When an alkali metal reacts with water it produces what?
Hydrogen
What is the chemical composition of alkalie?
Alkali is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element. Thus, the chemical composition of an alkali is: alkali metal,hydrogen,oxygen,carbon.
Why is it that the hydrogen placed at the alkali earth metal group?
It is in alkaline group.Not in alkaline earth group.It is in alkaline group because, Hydrogen has maximum oxidation number of +1.It react with Halogens.Displaced by other alkaline metals.
Is magnesium and alkali metal?
It is not a alkaline metal.It is a alkaline earth metal.
Is beryllium alkali metal or alkaline earth metal?
It is an alkaline earth element
Is alkali metal a calcium?
No, it is an alkaline-earth metal.
What metal elements will form an alkali when dropped into cold water?
After this reaction alkaline hydroxides are formed and hydrogen is also released.
Is the element Ca an alkali metal?
No- it is an alkaline earth metal.
Is lithim alkali metals or alkaline earth metal?
Lithium belongs to first group.So it is a alkali metal.
Is Iron an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal?
niether it is a transition metal
What is the Magnesium element family?
It is al alkaline metal (not an alkali metal).
What element family is magnesium?
It is al alkaline metal (not an alkali metal).
Are alkali metal and alkaline earth metal strong acids?
Yes they are.
