Understanding the Periodic Table

Sodium, Potassium, and the Alkali Metals (1x8)

Data de estreia: Jun 09, 2021

Despite the abundance of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium in the environ-ment, researchers did not isolate alkali metals until the 1800s. Here, focus on the elusive ele-ments that make up the first column and major group of the periodic table and understand what led to their discovery and why they are so quick to combine with other elements.