C4.1.1 - Group 1 (The Alkali Metals)

Question 1

Where are Group 1 metals in the Periodic table?

Answer 1

The vertical column on the left of the Periodic Table

Question 2

What is the name given to the Group 1 metals?

Answer 2

The alkali metals

Question 3

Why are the Group 1 metals known as the alkali metals?

Answer 3

They react with water to form alkaline solutions

Question 4

Describe the properties of the alkali metals.

Answer 4

Good conductors of electricity
Shiny
Soft enough to cut through

Question 5

What state are the alkali metals at room temperature?

Answer 5

Solid

Question 6

Describe the trends in the Group 1 metals.

Answer 6

They get softer as you go down
Their melting point decreases as you go down
They become denser as you go down
The reactivity with water increases as you go down

Question 7

Name all of the Group 1 metals.

Answer 7

Lithium
Sodium
Potassium
Rubidium
Caesium
Francium

Question 8

Why are the Group 1 metals stored in oil?

Answer 8

If not, they will react quickly with the oxygen

Question 9

Why do the Group 1 elements have similar chemical properties?

Answer 9

They all have one electron in their outer shell

Question 10

What happens to the electron in the Group 1 outer shell during a reaction?

Answer 10

It gets lost, forming an empty shell and forming ions with a positive charge