Alkali Metals

Electron Configurations

100

[He] 2s1

What is Lithium?

200

[Kr] 5s1

What is Rubidium?

300

[Xe] 6s1

What is Cesium?

400

[Rn] 7s1

What is Francium?

500

[Ne] 3s1

What is sodium?

Uses of Elements

100

Salt

What is Sodium Chloride?

200

Batteries

What is lithium?

300

Baking Soda

What is Sodium Bicarbonate?

400

The main usage of potassium.

What is fertilizer?

500

Usage of Rb.

What is in chemical research and radiation detection?

Properties

100

Densities - High or Low vs. other metals

What is lower densities?

200

# of loosely bound valence electrons

What is one valence electron?

300

High or Low electronegativities

What is low electronegativities?

400

High or low ionization energies? For double points - what properties does the ionization energy give alkali metals?

What is low ionization energy? Double points answer - metallic properties and high reactivities.

500

Highly reactive with this group.

What is halogens?