When a chunk of alkali metal gets tossed into water, it explodes. But when a team of scientists gently placed a liquid drop of a sodium-potassium alloy on top of a water surface, they observed a ...

Lithium metal, a soft solid, that can be cut with a knife, is far too reactive to be found in its natural (metallic) form. This is because it belongs to the Group 1 element (alkali metals) on the ...

Research team from Giessen, the USA and Canada develops a route to elucidate the microstructure of electrochemically grown lithium and sodium metal – control of the microstructure crucial for ...

An alkali is derived from the Arabic word 'qali' means ' from the ashes'. As ashes are mixed with water used for cleaning products and are made of alkali materials. It is a basic hydroxide or ionic ...

Panasonic Corporation announced that it has developed an innovative catalyst that uses an alkali metal compound to decompose and particulate matter in diesel engine exhaust gas. The company has ...

The periodic table arranges all the chemical elements in a specific way. Patterns are visible in the way that elements behave, and this allows us to make predictions about other elements. Gethin: And ...