Among the following alkaline earth metal halides, one which is covalent and soluble in organic solvents is
Beryllium chloride
Calcium chloride
Strontium chloride
Magnesium chloride
The correct answer is option (C) : Strontium chloride
Which of the following has the highest hydration energy?
Group one of alkali metals is s-block elements with just one electron in their s-orbital. They are are alkali metals. They are named so because of the alkaline nature of the hydroxides and oxides.
Alkali metals are characterized by one s-electron in the valence shell of their atoms.
Alkali metals have a corresponding [Noble gas] ns1 electronic configuration. They occupy the first column of the periodic table. Alkali elements are:
They have occupied successive periods from first to seven. Francium is a radioactive element with very low half-life.
This makes them the most electropositive elements and due to the same reason, they are not found in the pure state.