This article contains information about alkali metals, important properties of alkali metals and the uses of alkali metals in a simple and easy language for a better understanding of the concepts. Learn about the characteristics and reactivity of the alkali metals, the elements in group IA of the periodic table. Find out which element is missing from most lists of alkali metals and why. Alkali metals are the six different chemical elements found in the first column of the periodic table: lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs) and francium (Fr). The alkali metals group is part of the S-block of elements in the periodic table, that along with hydrogen, helium, calcium and others, have their outermost electron in an S-orbital. Learn the properties of the alkali metals, the group 1 elements on the periodic table, along with fun facts, chemistry and why they are reactive.
