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How many Alkaline and Alkali Metals are there?
Six alkali metals and six alkaline earths.
Are alkali and alkaline earth metals are not reactive?
No. The alkali and alkaline earth metals are very reactive.
Which is more metallic alkaline metals or alkaline earth metals?
alkali metals
Do alkali metals react slower or faster than alkaline earth metals?
Alkali metals are more reactive than alkaline earth metals.
Is a metal an acid or alkali?
its definitley not acid Some metals are called alkali metals or alkaline earth metals because they often form alkaline compounds; but metals are not alkali or acids.
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.
How do the alkali metals differ from the alkaline earth metals?
alkali metals have one valence electron, whereas alkaline earth metals have two valence electrons.
How are alkali metals different from alkaline metals?
The alkali metals are generally more reactive than the alkaline earth metals. They form 1+ ions while the alkaline earth metals form 2+ ions. Alkali metal compounds tend to be more soluble in water than alkaline earth metals.
Why are earth alkali metals called earth alkali metals?
Alkali earth metals are named after their oxides, alkaline earth.
How many valence electrons alkali metals have?
alkali metals have 1 electron in there outer valence shell. I remember that alkali and alkaline go with columns 1 & 2 of the periodic table alphabetically. Alkali then alkaline. Alkali metals have 1 valence electron. Alkaline metals have 2 valence electrons.
Which group of metals is more reactive the alkali metals or the alkaline earth metals?
The alkali metals are more reactive.
Why the melting point boiling point and densities of alkaline earth metals are higher than alkali earth metals?
Alkaline earth metals do not exist , only alkali earth metals
