anamolous behaviour of lithium
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Anomalous behaviour of lithium with respect to other alkali metals: The melting point and boiling point of lithium are higher that than other alkali metals. The hardness of lithium is higher than other metals. Lithium nitrate decomposes to form an oxide whereas other metals on heating give nitrites
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Lithium shows anomalous behavior due to its small size. The polarizing power of lithium ion is highest of all the alkali metal ion . Because of small size, Lithium is very hard, less reactive as compare to other alkali metals like sodium and potassium
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