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Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry

8.2Group I properties

Group I properties in Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 8.2.1Describe lithium, sodium and potassium as relatively soft metals whose general trends down the group are decreasing melting point, increasing density and increasing reactivity.
  2. 8.2.2Predict the properties of other Group I elements from information given about them.

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  • Group I: the alkali metals

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Group I properties: sample question

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Which gas is produced when sodium reacts with cold water?

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