Let's take a look at some Group 1 metals then - also known as alkaline metals. Fran: Group 1 elements are called the alkali metals. They're soft and shiny when freshly cut, but they quickly ...
When the alkali metals react with the different halogens (Group 7 of the periodic table), the group of compounds formed are known as the alkali metals halides. Due to the fact that there are a ...