NAME: _______________________
DATE: ___________________
- State the reactions of group 1 metals with water:
Record what CHANGES that you SEE happen, in the table below.
METAL
SYMBOL
OBSERVATIONS
1.
lithium
2.
3.
1.
sodium
2.
3.
1.
potassium
2.
3.
Q Use your observations to put the metals in order of their reactivity.
HIGHEST
LOWEST
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
-Describe the reaction of group 1 metals with water + complete word equations.
Q Why did you put them in this order? _________________________________________
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Q What gas was produced? ______________. How do you know? ____________________
Q What colour did the Universal Indicator change? _______________________________
Q What does this tell you about the type of solution made? _________________________
Q What was different about the reaction of potassium? ____________________________
Q What is the pattern between the reactivity of the metals and its Group position?
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(ASK IF YOU NEED A CLUE!)
Q How are the Group 1 metals different to typical metals?
1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________
NAME: ____________________________
Q Can you write/make a word equation for each reaction?
1. ____________ + ___________
__________________ + ________________
2. ____________ + ___________
__________________ + ________________
3. ____________ + ___________
__________________ + ________________
- Explain the reactivity of group 1 metals – including word and symbol equations
Q Write a symbol equation for each reaction
1. ____________ + ___________
__________________ + ________________
2. ____________ + ___________
__________________ + ________________
3. ____________ + ___________
__________________ + ________________
Q Predict the reactivity of Rubidium, Caesium + Francium
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Q Why do you think the reactivity increases as you go DOWN the group?
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KEYWORDS:
alkali metal
alkaline solution
group
hydrogen
hydroxide
lithium
observations
periodic table
potassium
reactive
reactivity
sodium