Find the group (vertical column) 1A. These are alkali metals, and all react with water. Now hydrogen really isn’t part of this group – it should be detached and sitting up a little ways from the alkali metals. Anyway, each one of the alkali metals reacts with water, and the further you go down the column, the more explosive the reaction.



Please login or register to read the rest of this content.

Click here to go to next lesson on Table Arrangement based on Electronic Properties.


Have a question ?

Tell us what you're thinking...