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Why would you not want to handle alkali metals with your bare hands?
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∙ 13y ago
Alkaline metals are extremely reactive to H20. Since there is moisture in our skin, we should avoid handling it without gloves. This why the more reactive ones are stored in oil, to avoid them reacting to the moisture in the air.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 15y ago* Alkali metals are Flammable. * Irritating to eyes and skin. * POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS * Eye : Causes eye irritation. * Skin : Causes skin irritation. * Ingestion : May cause central nervous system depression, kidney damage, and liver damage. * Maycause unconsciousness. * Inhalation : May cause respiratory tract irritation. May cause narcotic effects in high concentration.
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∙ 13y agoBecause a lot of them can burn you. you would need gloves to handle them.
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What are two most important alkali metals?
The two most important alkali metals would be sodium and potassium.
What group would lithium be in on the periodic table?
They are in group one called the Alkali Metals.Those are alkali metals. They are the most reactive of all the metals, and they are in group 1 of the periodic table, all the way to the left.
Who would alkali metals least likely bond with?
Halogens.
Why are the alkali metals never used as a structural material?
Alkali metals tend to react quite violently with water, so if it rained any structure built out of them would be destroyed.
What would alkali metal atoms need in order to end up with the same stable electron arrangements as the noble gas?
alkali metals need to loose one electron. alkali earth metals need to loose two
What is the most reactive group of metals?
in group 1, the first column on the left Edit: these would be the alkali metals.
What is an alkali metal which would melt?
All the alkali metals will melt.
What are two most important alkali metals?
The two most important alkali metals would be sodium and potassium.
What group would lithium be in on the periodic table?
They are in group one called the Alkali Metals.Those are alkali metals. They are the most reactive of all the metals, and they are in group 1 of the periodic table, all the way to the left.
Who would alkali metals least likely bond with?
Halogens.
Is lithium hard?
No, in comparison to the rest of the metals, lithium (as an alkali metal) would be called a soft metal. All the alkali metals could be cut with a knife, but still retain properties of metals.
What would be the result when alkali metals react with oxygen?
Basic oxides
Why are the alkali metals never used as a structural material?
Alkali metals tend to react quite violently with water, so if it rained any structure built out of them would be destroyed.
What would alkali metal atoms need in order to end up with the same stable electron arrangements as the noble gas?
alkali metals need to loose one electron. alkali earth metals need to loose two
Is hydrogen a alkali metal or alkaline metal?
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.
What are the reactions with alkali metals and water like?
1) Alkali metals are stored in oil to minimise reaction with oxygen or water, it's a physical barrier towards air but the alkali metals still gradually corrode a traces of oxygen and water diffuse through. The reaction of alkali metals with water gets more violent for elements lower in the group e.g. (Li < Na < K < Rb < Cs). Adding them to water will cause an explosion due to the extremely exothermic nature of reaction, and can be rather dangerous and some alkali metals can react violently with just moisture in the air. Most of the alkali metals float on the top of the water, depending on how big the alkali metal is determines the size of the reaction this is because they're less dense that water itself and also during the reaction the alkali metals give of hydrogen gas which is quite flammable. Alkali Metal + Water » Metallic Hydroxide + Hydrogen The francium would be like any other alkali metal, it would be very violent like the other alkali metals.
What is the Magnetic property of alkali metal at room temperature?
Alkali metals are not ferromagnetic. All materials are affected by magnetic fields to some degree, however. Also, alkali metals could be made into electromagnets insofar as they are conductive, though this would not be practical.
