Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals

The most reactive metals on the periodic table

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline Earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

• Lanthanide metals

Highly reactive with water - explosive

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline Earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

• Actinide metals

Soft, shiny metals that are easily cut with a knife

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline Earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

• Transition metals

What group on the Periodic Table contains the elements of the alkaline earth family?

• 1

• 2

• 17

• 18

Which of the following is the atomic number of an alkali metal?

• 31

• 20

• 18

• 19

The elements in this family are soft, silvery, and very reactive with water.

• Alkaline Earth Metals

• Alkali Metals

• Transition Metals

• Lanthanides

How many valence electrons does an alkaline earth metal have? 

• 1

• 2

• 7

• 8

Which is an alkaline earth metal?

• Calcium

• Rubidium

• Carbon

• Iodine

• Beryllium

• Barium

• Boron

• Bromine

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following elements is an alkali metal?

• Sodium

• Calcium

• Aluminum

• Chlorine