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Salts of alkaline earth metals are less soluble than salts of alkali metals because?
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A higher cation charge concentrated on the smaller cations makes it hard to pull apart ionic lattices
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Are alkali and alkaline earth metals are not reactive?
No. The alkali and alkaline earth metals are very reactive.
Which block do alkali and alkaline earth metals occupy?
The alkali (Group 1) and alkaline earth (Group 2) metals occupy the s-block because their outermost electrons are in the s sublevel.
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
Compare the solubilities of the lead compounds with those of the alkaline earth metals How are the solubilities similar and different?
Look at the position of Pb in the periodic table and the postion of the Alkali Earth metals. Alkali Earth Metals are in noble-gas configuration when they are doubly charged cations. Lead however is on the right hand side, and would like to have more electrons to get into that stablest configuration; making the bonds in lead-compounds more covalent -and stronger- in nature. Insoluble compounds have lattice enthalpies higher than the enthalpy of solvation. Now since Alkali Earth metals like to be in ionic states; their compounds will dissolve in general more easily than the same compounds with lead, since usually the lattice energy of lead compounds is much higher (In case of insoluble compounds higher than the energy that would be released upon solvation, which thus doesn't occur).
Why are neither the alkali metals nor the alkaline earth metals found in nature?
Because these metals are very reactive and readily form compounds.
Is alkaline soluble?
Alkali metals violently react with water.
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.
Is alkaline acidic or basic?
Alkaline is BASIC . Remember bases are oxides of metals. An ALKALI is a soluble Base.
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.
Is chromate soluble?
Chromates of alkali metals are soluble in water. But chromates of Alkaline earth metals, transition metals and post-transition(poor) metals are mostly insoluble in water.
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.
Why is group 1 metals called alkali metals?
They're metals that form alkaline compounds when they react with water.
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.
What are elements in the first group called?
First group elememts are called alkali metal because they are highle reactive metal and they produce hydrogen gas as a result of any reaction. they have only one valence electron that is why they can react vigorously with any metal and they are called alkali because they form easily soluble base.
