Alkali metal
any of the group of univalent metals including pot-ssium, sodium, lithium, rubidium, cesium, and francium, whose hydroxides are alkalis.
historical examples
write the general formula of an alum, representing an atom of an alkali metal by x and an atom of a trivalent metal by y.
an elementary study of chemistry william mcpherson
barium nitrate, used with a neutral solution, is the group reagent in the absence of metal ions other than the alkali metal ions.
the elements of qualitative chemical -n-lysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. julius stieglitz
noun
any of the monovalent metals lithium, sodium, pot-ssium, rubidium, caesium, and francium, belonging to group 1a of the periodic table. they are all very reactive and electropositive
alkali metal n.
any of a group of soft, white, low-density, low-melting, highly reactive metallic elements, including lithium, sodium, pot-ssium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.
alkali metal
any of a group of soft metallic elements that form alkali solutions when they combine with water. they include lithium, sodium, pot-ssium, rubidium, cesium, and francium. except for cesium, which has a gold sheen, alkali metals are white. the alkali metals have one electron in their outer sh-ll, and therefore react easily with other elements and are found in nature only in compounds. see periodic table.
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