-Group 1 elements are called Alkali Metals

-The elements in this group are:

-Hydrogen(H)

-Lithium(Li)

-Sodium(Na)

-Potassium(K)

-Rubidium(Rb)

-Caesium(Cs)

-Francium(Fr)

-They are the most reactive metals.

-They react violently with water.

-They are never found as free elements in nature.They are always bonded with another element.

-They can easily be cut with a knife.

-Atoms of the Alkali metals have a single electron in their outermost level, in other words 1 valence electron.

-Malleable, Ductile, good conductors of heat and electricity.