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Your Alkali Metals are those elements on the leftmost column of the Periodic Table (except for Hydrogen).
Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium, Cesium, Francium.
You can remember them as those that form the Alkali bases, Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), and Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) among others.
In Pure Metallic form, they would have a neutral charge. However, they are frequently found in ionic form where they loose an electron to form a positive ion with a +1 charge.
Li+
Na+
K+
etc.
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What is the charge on an alkali metal ion?
the charge on all alkali metal ions is 1 +
How do you know if an ionic compound between an alkali metal with a nonmetal is done correctly?
Since all alkali metals form a 1+ ion, the number of alkali metal atoms in the formula should be equal to the charge on the negative ion.
Does francium form an ion what is the charge and name of the ion. How do the subatomic particles -electrons- change when this element forms an ion?
As an alkali metal francium form the cation Fr+. A specific name doesn't exist. Transformation in a cation involve the loss of an electron.
What is the charge of all alkali metal ions?
Alkali metals are found in group 1 of the periodic table. They will form ions with a 1+ charge. If you meant alkaline earth, they are found in group 2, and will form ions with a 2+ charge.
When a metal becomes a ion what is its net charge?
This depends on each metal.
