Similarities between alkali metals and transitional metals?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Both alkali metals and transition metals are metallic elements with high electrical conductivity. They both tend to form positive ions by losing electrons during chemical reactions. Additionally, they both have relatively low ionization energies, making them reactive and likely to form compounds with other elements.