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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alkali metals" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in scientific contexts to refer to a specific group of elements in the periodic table, known for their reactivity and properties.
Example: "Sodium and potassium are both examples of alkali metals, which are found in Group 1 of the periodic table."
Alternatives: "alkaline metals" or "Group 1 elements".
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alkali metals
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Plural of alkali metal
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The alkali metals, in Group 1 (Ia), are soft metallic solids with low melting points.
Don't confuse them with the alkali metals.
Sodium is the most abundant of the alkali metals.
Alkali metals are used to produce a readily ionizable vapour.
Hence they pair up nicely with the alkali metals (forming sodium chloride, for example).
For example, the first column (or group) contains the alkali metals.
Alkali metals are very soft, shiny, highly reactive metals (because they want to lose an electron).
The uses of alkali metals had already begun to be realized.
They may contain significant amounts of iron, alkali metals, or alkaline earths.
Salomé, P., Rodriguez-Alvarez, H. & Sadewasser, S. Incorporation of alkali metals in chalcogenide solar cells.
Broken lines connect the alkali metals (paramagnetic) and the rare gases of the atmosphere (diamagnetic).
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