Where are the alkali metals located on the periodic table?

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The alkali metals are located in Group 1, which is the leftmost column of the periodic table.12

This group consists of six chemical elements:
* Lithium (Li)
* Sodium (Na)
* Potassium (K)
* Rubidium (Rb)
* Cesium (Cs)
* Francium (Fr)

While hydrogen is also placed in Group 1, it is not classified as an alkali metal because it is a gas at room temperature and does not share the metallic properties of the other elements in the group.12