(n)any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium), Syn.alkaline metal
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. Any one of the univalent metals of group I of the periodic table of the elements, including lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium. The hydroxides of these metals are soluble in water and form strongly basic solutions. [ PJC. ]
[碱金属 / 鹼金屬, jiǎn jīn shǔ, ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ]alkali metal (the first column of the periodic table, with valency 1), namely: lithium Li 鋰|锂, sodium Na 鈉|钠, potassium K 鉀|钾, rubidium Ru 銣|铷, cesium Cs 銫|铯, francium Fr 鈁|钫#90375[Add to Longdo]
[碱性金属 / 鹼性金屬, jiǎn xìng jīn shǔ, ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ]alkali metal (the first column of the periodic table, with valency 1), namely: lithium Li 鋰|锂, sodium Na 鈉|钠, potassium K 鉀|钾, rubidium Ru 銣|铷, cesium Cs 銫|铯, francium Fr 鈁|钫[Add to Longdo]