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Compare Group 1 metals and transition metals.
Group 1 metals and transition metals are heat and electricity conductors. They’re shiny when polished and form ionic compounds with non-metals.
Transition metals have higher densities and higher melting points than Group 1 metals. They’re less reactive and harder than Group 1 metals.
State three common characteristics of transition metals.
Ions with different charges.
Colored compounds.
Catalytic properties.
What is a catalyst?
A chemical substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction. It is not used up over the course of the reaction.
State the colors of flames observed when lithium, sodium, and potassium burn in oxygen.
Li - crimson-red
Na - yellow-orange
K - lilac
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