Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Group 1 -
Alkali metals
- Low density
- Float in water
- React with other
non-metals
- Form ionic compounds
- Has 1 electron in outershell
- Needs to lose one electron
- Ion has +1 charge
- React with water
- Release hydrogen
- e.g. Lithium + water -> Hydrogen + lithium Oxide
- Form hydroxides
- Hydroxides dissolve in water
- Give alkali solution
- OH- (Hydroxide) ions cause the solution to be alkali
- Further down the group you go
- The more reactive the element
- Bigger atom = electron is further from nucleus
- electrostatic forces between the nucleus and last electron are weaker
- shells create a shielding effect, reduces the positivity of the nucleus = more reactive
- So outer shell more easily lost
- The lower the melting/boiling point
- All soft
- You can cut them with a knife