The Periodic Table Unit 5
3/3/2016Template copyright General Properties of Groups 1.Alkali Metals Soft metals Very reactive (especially with water) Not found in nature in pure form Alkali Metals and Water
3/3/2016Template copyright General Properties of Groups 2. Alkaline Earth Metals soft metals reactive (less so) not found in nature
3/3/2016Template copyright General Properties of Groups “Element” Family names Wide variety of properties Metals, semi-metals, nonmetals Solids and gases
3/3/2016Template copyright General Properties of Groups 17. Halogens Most reactive nonmetals Solids, liquid, gases
3/3/2016Template copyright General Properties of Groups 18. Noble Gases Very unreactive Colorless Odorless
3/3/2016Template copyright General Properties of Groups Transition Metals Reactive relative calmness Compounds brightly colored Used for pigments Like cobalt blue, titanium white, cadmium yellow