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Alkali metals and transitional metals are less alike than you may think. When you look at it, Alkali metals are all extremely reactive to water so must be kept under very controlled conditions. Transitional metals, however, really aren't very reactive to most household items. Actually, there are almost no common dangerous and/or reactive transitional metals. The few that come to mind are Mercury, Technetium (and this one doesn't even appear in nature), Tungsten, and possibly a few of the superheavies (104-112), and we honestly haven't spawned those elements for long enough to test them. Despite our best scientific efforts, these elements have only remained in existence for under very strict conditions. So where similarities go, the only one is that they are both metals.
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What are 4 divisions of elements on the periodic table?
The 4 divisions are Alkali Metals,Transitional Metals, Halogens,Noble Gases .
What is located on the left hand side of the periodic table?
Metals are located to the left of the stair-step line on the periodic table.
What are the similarities between the noble gases and alkali metals?
There are no similarities. Noble gases (group 18 elements) have completely filled orbitals with stable electron configuration and are generally unreactive. Alkali metals (group 1 elements) have one valence electron. They are reactive. When these lose one electron, they form ions which has the electronic configuration of the nearest noble gas.
What is the difference between the colours produced by alkali metals and calcium?
calcium is an alkaline earth metal thus has different characteristics to the alkali metals.
Which properties of alkali metals unusual metals?
Alkali metal forms Alkali while metals form bases.
What are the names of the families of metals?
alkali metals
Does hydrogen behave like an alkali metal?
Yes, chemical similarities exist between hydrogen and alkali metals; also the electron configuration has a parallel.
Why do you think the most commonly used metal objects of transitional metals rather than alkali metals or alkaline earth metals?
Alkali and alkaline earth metals are too chemically reactive to stay in metallic form.
What are 4 divisions of elements on the periodic table?
The 4 divisions are Alkali Metals,Transitional Metals, Halogens,Noble Gases .
What is located on the left hand side of the periodic table?
Metals are located to the left of the stair-step line on the periodic table.
What is the difference between alkali metal and group 2 metals?
Alkali metals have one valence electron, group 2 metals have 2.
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 are alkali metals more reactive than transitional metals?
Groups 3-12 do not have individual names. Instead, all of these groups are called transition metals. The atoms of transition metals do not give away their electrons as easily as atoms of the Group 1 and Group 2 metals do. So, transition metals are less reactive than alkali metals and alkaline-earth metals are.
What are the similarities between the noble gases and alkali metals?
There are no similarities. Noble gases (group 18 elements) have completely filled orbitals with stable electron configuration and are generally unreactive. Alkali metals (group 1 elements) have one valence electron. They are reactive. When these lose one electron, they form ions which has the electronic configuration of the nearest noble gas.
What kind of chemical bond is formed by transfer of electrons between alkali metals halogens?
An ionic bond is formed by electron transfer between alkali metals and halogens.
What kind of chemical bond is formed by transfer of electrons between alkali metals and halogenes?
An ionic bond is formed by electron transfer between alkali metals and halogens.
What are the relationships between transitional metals?
transitional metals all either have one or two valence electrons, are all solids(excluding mercury), and are usually found combined in nature
