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∙ 11y agoAlkali metals such as Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and Fr each have 1 valence electron. This is because they have a single electron in their outermost electron shell, making them highly reactive and likely to lose that electron to achieve a stable electron configuration.
they have one valence electron. this is why they are so highly reactive and cannot be found pure in nature.
All alkali metals have one valence electron, making them highly reactive. They are soft, shiny, and have low melting points. They are typically found in nature in compounds rather than in their pure metal form.
Alkali metals are not found as pure elements in nature.
Metals as found in the Periodic Table have no "extra" electrons. They are electrically neutral because they have the same amounts of protons and electrons or + and - charges respectively. However metals react with non-metals to form Ions, cations to be more precise, in this case they actually lose electrons resulting in a positive charge. In other words, metals never have "extra" electrons, they either have a neutral charge or they are lacking electrons and have a negative charge.
The valence electrons in group 2 elements are found in the s sublevel. These elements are known as alkaline earth metals and have 2 valence electrons, which occupy the s sublevel of their outermost electron shell.
Alkali Earth metals have a single valence electron, and are found in the first group.
Alkali metals are found in Group 1 of the periodic table and are highly reactive metals with one electron in their outer shell. On the other hand, alkaline earth metals are found in Group 2 and are also reactive but less so than alkali metals, with two electrons in their outer shell. Alkaline earth metals also have higher melting and boiling points compared to alkali metals.
Boron group, transition metals, alkaline earth metals and alkali metals are listed in the Periodic Table are having less than four valence electrons
Rubidium has 1 valence electron. It is found in Group 1 of the periodic table, also known as the alkali metals, and elements in this group typically have 1 valence electron.
they have one valence electron. this is why they are so highly reactive and cannot be found pure in nature.
metals can conduct electricity, the valence electrons of nonmetals cannot roam freely
Elements with the same number of valence electrons are found in the same group or column of the periodic table. For example, all elements in Group 1 (such as lithium, sodium, potassium) have 1 valence electron.
The alkali metals easily yield the one electron found in their valence shell, to bond with other elements. Since it takes so little energy to remove this electron from an alkali metal (i.e., they have a low ionization energy) these metals are never found in nature in their elemental forms (they are too reactive; i.e., their atoms so easily bond to other atoms).
The answer your teacher is expecting is "calcium", though your teacher should have worded the question better; there are no alkali metals with 2 valence electrons. Calcium is an alkaline earth.
All alkali metals have one valence electron, making them highly reactive. They are soft, shiny, and have low melting points. They are typically found in nature in compounds rather than in their pure metal form.
Alkali metals are not found as pure elements in nature.
An ionic bond is formed.