Calcium chloride contains an alkali earth metal (calcium, a group 2 element) and a halogen (chlorine).
There is no alkali metal. Alkali metals are group 1 elements.
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No single element can be both an alkali metal (form +1 cations) and a halogen (form -1 anions).Alkali metals :LithiumSodiumPotassiumRubidiumCesiumFranciumHalogens:FluorineChlorineBromineIodineAstatine
This electron is lost.
NaHCO3 contain sodium - an alkali metal.
No, iodine is not an alkali metal. Iodine is classified as a halogen, a group of elements that are highly reactive nonmetals. Alkali metals are a separate group of elements that include lithium, sodium, and potassium.
Sodium is the alkali metal that combines with the halogen group element chlorine to form table salt, also known as sodium chloride.