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DifferenceBetweenAlkaliandBase
PostedonOctober15,2011byadmin
AlkalivsBase
Alkali is a term commonly used for the metals in the group 1 of the periodic table. These are also
knownasalkalimetals.AlthoughHisalsoincludedinthisgroup,itissomewhatdifferent.Therefore,
lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs) and Francium (Fr) are
members of this group. Alkali metals are soft, shiny, silvery color metals. They all have only one
electronintheiroutershell,andtheyliketoremovethisandform+1cations.Whentheoutermost
electronsareexcited,itcomesbacktothegroundstatewhileemittingradiationinthevisiblerange.
Theemissionofthiselectroniseasythus,alkalimetalsareveryreactive.Thereactivityincreases
down the column. They form ionic compounds with other electronegative atoms. More accurately,
alkaliisreferredtothecarbonateorthehydroxideofanalkalimetal.Theyalsohavebasicproperties.
Theyarebitterintaste,slippery,andreactwithacids,tomakethemneutralized.
Whatisthedifferencebetweenbaseandalkali?
Group1metalsarereferredasalkali,ormoreaccurately,theircarbonates
andhydroxidesarereferredasalkali.However,theyhavebasicproperties,
thusisasubsetofbases.
Soallalkalisarebases,butnotallbasesarealkalis.
Alkaliisanionicsalt,whereasbasesarenecessarilynotso.
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