kˈɛmɪkli, ðə ɡɹˈuːp ɪlˈɛvən mˈɛɾəlz bᵻhˈeɪv lˈaɪk mˈeɪŋɡɹˈuːp mˈɛɾəlz ɪn ðɛɹ plˈʌs wˈʌn vˈeɪləns stˈeɪts, ænd ɑːɹ hˈɛns sˈʌmwʌt ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðɪ ˈælkəlˌaɪ mˈɛɾəlz: ðɪs ɪz wˈʌn ɹˈiːzən fɔːɹ ðɛɹ pɹˈiːviəsli bˌiːɪŋ lˈeɪbəld æz "ɡɹˈuːp ˌaɪbˈiː", pˈæɹələlɪŋ ðɪ ˈælkəlˌaɪ mˈɛɾəlz "ɡɹˈuːp ˌaɪˈeɪ".
Chemically, the group 11 metals behave like main-group metals in their +1 valence states, and are hence somewhat related to the alkali metals: this is one reason for their previously being labelled as "group IB", paralleling the alkali metals' "group IA".