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It usually reacts the same?
Alkali metals all react with water to give a alkali metal hydroxide and hydrogen.
I thought you wrote "How do elements in the same group (in the periodic table) usually react?"
EDIT: Hmm.... family. Opps I read wrong again.
All alkanes contain Carbon-Carbon single bonds.
All alkanes combust to give either carbon dioxide and water or carbon monoxide and water
All alkenes contains Carbon=Carbon double bond
All alkenes decolourises aqueous bromine
All alcohol oxidises to give a carboxylic acid.
Lol, that's too many examples....
So, yea.... they usually reacts the same too.........
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe elements in a particular group behave the same because they all react to achieve stability the same way. i.e. gain a full outer shell. The elements in group 8 are generally non-reactive because they are stable. elements in groups 1 and 7 for instance will react well with each other because group 1 elements willingly give up their extra electron and elements from group 7 need that extra electron to become stable. All of the group 7 elements are trying to gain an electron so they all behave the same way, in regards to reactivity.
group 1- tends to lose 1 electron to form stability- reacts well with group 7
group 2- tends to lose 2 electrons to form stability- reacts well with group 6
group 3- tends to lose 3 electrons to form stability- reacts well with group 5
group 4- tends to gain or lose 4 electrons, depending- reacts well with other elements from group 4
group 5- tends to gain 3 electrons to form stability- reacts well with group 3
group 6- tends to gain 2 electrons to form stability- reacts well with group 2
group 7- tends to gain 1 electron to form stability- reacts well with group 1
group 8- already stable- generally non-reactive.
p.s. when I say reacts WELL, I mean the two elements then achieve stability and are considered 'happy'
Does that make any sense?
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∙ 15y agoelements in the same group have similar chemical properties and also same valency electrons (electrons in outermost shell), which they either gain from other elements or loose to other elements, due to this they all react in similar ways.
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∙ 15y agoBecause of the valence electrons.
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Valence lithium sodium do they react in similar ways?
They both have a valency of 1 as their atoms all have 1 electron in the outermost orbits. (lithiium's electronic structure is 2,1, sodium 2,8,1) Because of this Lithium and sodium react very similarly. They both react quickly in air (and therefore have to be stored in oil to protect them). They both react vigorously with water producing hydrogen and forming an alkaline solution. They both burn with coloured flames - lithium red and sodium yellow. Thee are several other metals all belonging to the same 'family' - the group 1 elements or 'alkali metals'. Others include Potassium, Rubidium and Caesium.
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Valence lithium sodium do they react in similar ways?
They both have a valency of 1 as their atoms all have 1 electron in the outermost orbits. (lithiium's electronic structure is 2,1, sodium 2,8,1) Because of this Lithium and sodium react very similarly. They both react quickly in air (and therefore have to be stored in oil to protect them). They both react vigorously with water producing hydrogen and forming an alkaline solution. They both burn with coloured flames - lithium red and sodium yellow. Thee are several other metals all belonging to the same 'family' - the group 1 elements or 'alkali metals'. Others include Potassium, Rubidium and Caesium.
