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The alkali metals are the metals in Group 1 (the first column of the periodic table). Hydrogen is also in Group 1, and so is technically considered to be part of the alkali metal group/family. Hydrogen is in fact a non-metal, however, and does not generally exhibit behavior similar to the other Group 1 elements.
The first is actually Lithium. Although Helium is on top it is not even part of the group, it is an orphan.
Crack a book and look at a periodic table. The group is the number at the top of the verticle columns. Alkali metals are group 1A.
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.
Look at the group number (the number along the top). Those in group I (Na, K, Li, etc) are 1+. Those in group II (Mg, Ca, etc) are 2+. Those in group III (Al, e.g.) are 3+.
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Th reactivity of alkali metals increases from the top of Group 1A to the bottom
The alkali metals are the metals in Group 1 (the first column of the periodic table). Hydrogen is also in Group 1, and so is technically considered to be part of the alkali metal group/family. Hydrogen is in fact a non-metal, however, and does not generally exhibit behavior similar to the other Group 1 elements.
The first is actually Lithium. Although Helium is on top it is not even part of the group, it is an orphan.
Phosphorus is, And the Abbreviation for Phosphorus is P4O10,
Crack a book and look at a periodic table. The group is the number at the top of the verticle columns. Alkali metals are group 1A.
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.
The generic term for columns in a periodic table is "groups". Many of the groups have specific names, but you'd have to be more descriptive than "tall" for me to be more specific.The two tallest columns on most tables are the ones the alkali metals are in and the one the noble gases are in. Hydrogen is at the top of the alkali metal group, though hydrogen itself is not considered an alkali metal. Helium is at the top of the noble gas group, and helium IS a noble gas.More notes: The column next to the alkali metals with beryllium at the top is the alkaline earth group. The column next to the noble gases starting with fluorine is called the halogens. The column starting with oxygen is the chalcogens, though that term is not nearly as widely used or recognized as the other groups that have been mentioned already. The names for the other groups are so obscure, even among chemists, that you're better off just calling them the element-at-the-top group (for example, "nitrogen group") unless you're deliberately trying to confuse people.
Look at the group number (the number along the top). Those in group I (Na, K, Li, etc) are 1+. Those in group II (Mg, Ca, etc) are 2+. Those in group III (Al, e.g.) are 3+.
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The periodic table is arranged in the order of increasing atomic numbers of the elements. It starts from an alkali metal and end at an inert gas. The next element is again an alkali metal and is placed just below the previous alkali metal. Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), etc are examples of alkali metals and Helium (He), Krypton (Kr), etc are examples of inert gases. The horizontal lines of elements form a period and the vertical ones form a group. Elements falling under the same group show similar chemical properties. Group 1 elements are called Alkali metals they all have one electron in their outer shell, they are the most reactive elements with Lithium been the least and Francium been the most reactive element. The elements are arranged from top to bottom with lithium at the top and francium at the bottom.
The Group 1 elements are the Alkali metals. The element hydrogen (H) is at the top of the group, but is somewhat unique and isn't included with the rest of the elements in that group. Hydrogen doesn't exhibit the same behavior as the metals, and they're very similar in their behaviors. The Alkali metals include (going down the table) lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), caesium (Cs), and francium (Fr). You've got links below to check facts and learn more.