Alkali Metals

Question 1

Alkali metals are very

Answer 1

Reactive

Question 2

Alkali metals react violently with

Answer 2

Water

Question 3

React violently with water, producing

Answer 3

Flammable hydrogen gas

Question 4

And enough heat to _ the flammable hydrogen gas

Answer 4

Ignite

Question 5

Alkali metals so reactive that they don’t

Answer 5

Exist in nature as pure elements

Question 6

Instead, alkali metals are found in nature as

Answer 6

Compounds

(Sodium chloride)

Question 7

Alkali metals are soft and

Answer 7

Malleable

Question 8

When alkali metals are freshly cut, electron oscillation gives them a _ appearance

Answer 8

Shiny

Question 9

Alkali metals have high _ conductivity (2)

Answer 9

Thermal

Electrical

Question 10

Alkali metals have one

Answer 10

Loosely bound valence electron on their outermost shell