Federal Science College,

Girls Wing,
Gujranwala.

A. Class: 9th
B. Date:6-9-21
C. Subject: Chemistry
D. Lecture No. 1
E. Presented by: Ms. Javeria Zahid
TOPIC
• COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METAL

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 PROPERTY SODIUM MAGNESIUM CALCIUM

Appearance Silvery white having a Silvery white and hard Silvery grey and fairly
metallic luster , very harder
soft and can be cut with
knife

Atomic size , ionic 186,102 160,72 197,100

size(pm)
Relative density 0.98gcm-3 1.74gcm-3 1.55gcm-3
Floats on water
Malleability Very malleable and Malleable and ductile Malleable and ductile
ductile
Conductivity Good conductor of heat Good conductor of heat Good conductor of heat
and electricity and electricity and electricity
M.P 98 oC 649 oC 839 oC
B.P 881 oC 1105 oC 1494 oC
I.E 496Kj/mole 738,1450Kj/mole 590,1145Kj/mole

Flame in air Golden yellow Brilliant white Brick red

SHORT QUESTION
Why alkali metal are more reactive than alkaline earth metal?
Alkali metals are extremely reactive elements because of their ns1
valence shell electronic configuration .As there is only one
electron in their valence shell, it can be easily given out . This the
reason that they are always found in nature as cation with +1
oxidation state .Therefore , they readily form salt with non-
metals.