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What is meant by largest covalent radii of alkali metal however alkali metals form ionoic bond?

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Answered by habeebburrahaman
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Each alkali metal atom has a single electron in its outermost shell. This valence electron is much more weakly bound than those in inner shells. As a result, the alkali metals tend to form singly charged positive ions (cations) when they react with nonmetals.

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