To the Group I of the Periodic Table of the (Chemical) Elements. Those elements are: H, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr.
they have metallic luster and are generally silvery white in colour
An alternate term for a basic solution is alkaline solution.
The term that refers to a property depending only on the amount of a substance is "extensive." Extensive properties, such as mass and volume, change when the amount of substance changes. In contrast, "intensive" properties, like flammability and reactivity, remain constant regardless of the quantity of the substance.
represent a group of elements called metals. per novanet.
Alkali is from Arabic "Al-kali" which means ashes of stalwort, from which alkalis were first obtained.
The term refers to properties of a base.
Base
The name "Alkali" is given due to the alkaline nature of their oxides and hydroxides. The term "Alkali Earth Metals" is used as these metals are usually found as minerals in the Earth's crust.
they have metallic luster and are generally silvery white in colour
"Base" is a more general term. For a base to be alkaline it has to be soluble in water and it has to be formed from an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.
Alkaline earth metals were named "earth" to differentiate them from alkali metals, which were known to form alkaline solutions when reacting with water. The term "alkaline" was added to indicate they were compounds with a high pH.
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"Wee" is neither an acid nor an alkali. It is just a slang term for urine. Urine can vary in pH based on an individual's diet and health, but it is typically slightly acidic with a pH around 6.0 to 7.0.
The term "alkaline" refers to a substance that has a high pH level above 7. These substances are also known as bases, and they have the ability to neutralize acids. Alkaline substances are commonly found in cleaning products and some foods.
A dilute alkali refers to a solution containing a small concentration of a base or alkali substance, such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, dissolved in water. The term "dilute" indicates that the concentration of the base in the solution is relatively low.
Strictly speaking, lime is calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide and is alkaline.
Statement: "All alkali are bases but not all bases are alkali"Alkali is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element. Alkalis are best known for being bases that dissolve in water. (Most common form is hydroxide.) This broad use of the term is likely to have come about because alkalis were the first bases known to obey the Arrhenius definition of a base and are still among the more common bases.Since Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory, the term alkali in chemistry is normally restricted to those salts containing alkali and alkaline earth metal elements.A base is most commonly thought of as an aqueous substance that can accept H+ ions.A soluble base is also often referred to as an alkali if hydroxide ions (OH−) are involved.This refers to the Brønsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases.Alternative definitions of bases include electron pair donors (Lewis), and as sources of hydroxide anions (Arrhenius).Examples of simple bases are sodium hydroxide (NaOH, which is thus an alkali and base) and ammonia (NH3 which is not 'alkali' but base).