Chemistry, asked by sharmaprati44, 8 months ago

Lithium is less reactive than sodium Why?

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Answered by Anonymous
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Explanation:

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As you have said, Lithium is smaller than Sodium, the valence electron on sodium is further away from the positive nucleus and therefore it has a weaker electrostatic attraction and is more easily lost in a chemical reaction, making it more reactive.

Answered by anshul5704
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sodium metal is highly reactive

Explanation:

lithium is less reactive because it is in early position in periodic table and sodium is at highly position

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