Alkali Metals
• Group 1 on the periodic table• One valence electron• Most reactive metals• Low melting and boiling points make them soft
Alkali Metals
• Group 1 on the periodic table• One valence electron• Most reactive metals• Low melting and boiling points make them soft• Not found in their pure state in nature
Alkali Metals
• Group 1 on the periodic table• One valence electron• Most reactive metals• Low melting and boiling points make them soft• Not found in their pure state in nature• React with water to form basic (alkaline)
solutions
Alkali Metals
• Group 1 on the periodic table• One valence electron• Most reactive metals• Low melting and boiling points make them soft• Not found in their pure state in nature• React with water to form basic (alkaline)
solutions• Compounds are white, solutions are colorless
Alkaline Earth Metals
• Group 2 on the periodic table• Two valence electrons• Very reactive, but less reactive than group 1
Alkaline Earth Metals
• Group 2 on the periodic table• Two valence electrons• Very reactive, but less reactive than group 1• Higher melting and boiling points than group 1
Alkaline Earth Metals
• Group 2 on the periodic table• Two valence electrons• Very reactive, but less reactive than group 1• Higher melting and boiling points than group 1• Soft, but harder than group 1•
Alkaline Earth Metals
• Group 2 on the periodic table• Two valence electrons• Very reactive, but less reactive than group 1• Higher melting and boiling points than group 1• Soft, but harder than group 1• Not found in their pure state in nature
Alkaline Earth Metals
• Group 2 on the periodic table• Two valence electrons• Very reactive, but less reactive than group 1• Higher melting and boiling points than group 1• Soft, but harder than group 1• Not found in their pure state in nature• React with water to form basic (alkaline)
solutions
Alkaline Earth Metals
• Group 2 on the periodic table• Two valence electrons• Very reactive, but less reactive than group 1• Higher melting and boiling points than group 1• Soft, but harder than group 1• Not found in their pure state in nature• React with water to form basic (alkaline) solutions• Compounds are white, solutions are colorless
Transition Metals
• Groups 3-12 on the periodic table• Number of valence electrons vary (usually 1-4)
Transition Metals
• Groups 3-12 on the periodic table• Number of valence electrons vary (usually 1-4)• Less reactive and harder than other metals
Transition Metals
• Groups 3-12 on the periodic table• Number of valence electrons vary (usually 1-4)• Less reactive and harder than other metals• Compounds are colored (except for Zn and Ag)
Transition Metals
• Groups 3-12 on the periodic table• Number of valence electrons vary (usually 1-4)• Less reactive and harder than other metals• Compounds are colored (except for Zn and Ag)• Can be found in their pure form in nature
Transition Metals
• Groups 3-12 on the periodic table• Number of valence electrons vary (usually 1-4)• Less reactive and harder than other metals• Compounds are colored (except for Zn and Ag)• Can be found in their pure form in nature• Higher melting and boiling points than other
metals
Transition Metals
• Groups 3-12 on the periodic table• Number of valence electrons vary (usually 1-4)• Less reactive and harder than other metals• Compounds are colored (except for Zn and Ag)• Can be found in their pure form in nature• Higher melting and boiling points than other
metals• Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room
temperature
Rare Earth Metals
• Two rows at the very bottom of the periodic table.
• Due to their large size, most of these elements are radioactive.
Rare Earth Metals
• Two rows at the very bottom of the periodic table.
• Due to their large size, most of these elements are radioactive.
• Typically not found in a lot of compounds, although it is possible.
Halogens
• Group 17 on the periodic table• Seven valence electrons• Most reactive nonmetals• Can be solid (I, At), liquid (Br), or gas (F, Cl) at
room temperature
Halogens
• Group 17 on the periodic table• Seven valence electrons• Most reactive nonmetals• Can be solid (I, At), liquid (Br), or gas (F, Cl) at
room temperature• Solids are brittle, not malleable
Noble Gases
• Group 18 on the periodic table• Eight valence electrons (2 for He)• Do not react with other elements unless
forced to
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