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Demonstration: Group 1 and 2 properties

Sodium and water https://goo.gl/ThzC3z

All metals on the periodic table share similar properties. When we

look closer at the groups (columns) we see that the elements of a

group have even more properties that only that group possess.

1. Alkali metals: These elements all have 1
electron in their outer shell, this causes it

to react very quickly with water to make a
metal hydroxide (a strong base) and

hydrogen gas).

Demonstration: We carefully drop some

Sodium into some water. We will put some
phenolphthalein in the water which will

turn pink when the reaction produces a metal hydroxide

• Explain why alkali metals react with water so quickly

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Magnesium and water https://goo.gl/CmkwLk