GCSE Chemistry – Group 1

Last updated: 21/05/2021
AQA GCSE Science – Combined science foundation Atomic structure and the periodic table GCSE Chemistry – Group 1

Learning Objectives

-I can describe the properties of group 1 metals
-I can describe the reactions of group 1 metals
-I can recall that the reactivity of group 1 metals increases as you go down the group

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  1. Where are the group 1 elements located on the periodic table?

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  2. What are the group 1 elements called?

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  3. What type of elements are the group 1 elements?

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  4. How many electrons do group 1 elements have in their outermost shell?

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  5. What type of ions do group 1 elements form?

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  6. Describe the density of the group 1 elements.

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  7. Describe the trend in boiling points down the group 1 elements.

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  8. Describe the trend in boiling points up the group 1 elements.

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  9. Which group 1 element has the highest boiling point?

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  10. Which group 1 element has the lowest boiling point?

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  11. Describe the reactivity of the group 1 elements.

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  12. Describe the trend in reactivity down the group 1 elements.

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  13. Describe the trend in reactivity up the group 1 elements.

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  14. Which group 1 element is the most reactive?

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  15. Which group 1 element is the least reactive?

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  16. What observation occurs when reacting group 1 elements with water?

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  17. What type of compound is formed when group 1 elements react with water?

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  18. What gas is released when reacting group 1 elements with water?

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  19. Write the equation for the reaction between sodium and water.

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  20. Write the equation for the reaction between lithium and water.

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  21. Write the equation for the reaction between potassium and water.

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  22. What type of compound is formed when group 1 elements react with chlorine?

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  23. What type of product is produced when a group 1 metal reacts with chlorine?

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  24. What is produced when sodium and chlorine react?

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  25. Write the equation for the reaction between sodium and chlorine.

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