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Alkali Metals

The alkali metals are a group of elements in the periodic table. They are all in the first column of the periodic table. The only element in the first column that is not usually considered an alkali metal is hydrogen. Hydrogen and the alkali metals make up the group 1 elements of the periodic table.

What elements are alkali metals?

The elements of the alkali metals include lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium. Click the links or see below for more details on each.

What are the similar properties of alkali metals?

Alkali metals share many similar properties including:
Order of Abundance

The most abundant of the alkali metals on Earth is sodium. Here is the list in order:
  1. Sodium
  2. Potassium
  3. Lithium
  4. Rubidium
  5. Cesium
  6. Francium
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More on the Elements and the Periodic Table

Elements
Periodic Table

Alkali Metals
Lithium
Sodium
Potassium

Alkaline Earth Metals
Beryllium
Magnesium
Calcium
Radium

Transition Metals
Scandium
Titanium
Vanadium
Chromium
Manganese
Iron
Cobalt
Nickel
Copper
Zinc
Silver
Platinum
Gold
Mercury
Post-transition Metals
Aluminum
Gallium
Tin
Lead

Metalloids
Boron
Silicon
Germanium
Arsenic

Nonmetals
Hydrogen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Halogens
Fluorine
Chlorine
Iodine

Noble Gases
Helium
Neon
Argon

Lanthanides and Actinides
Uranium
Plutonium

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