Question

What are the common physical and chemical features of alkali metals?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The alkali metals are a group of chemical elements in the periodic table with the following physical and chemical properties:

shiny.

soft.

silvery.

highly reactive at standard temperature and pressure.

readily lose their outermost electron to form cations with a charge of +1.

Answer 2

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Physical properties of alkali metals:

• Alkali metals have low ionization enthalpies.

• Alkali metals are highly electropositive in nature.

• Alkali metals exhibit +1 oxidation states in their compounds.

• Alkali metals impart characteristic colours to the flame.