Why are some metals soft such as sodium while others are hard give reason
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Sodium has larger atomic size because of less force of attraction between the valence electron and the nucleus, hence it is soft. You can also find that Potassium is more softer than Sodium, Rubidium being more softer than Potassium, and this goes on.
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Sodium has low density due to which it is soft.
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It is known that sodium is an alkali metal and it belongs to group 1 of the periodic table. Sodium metal has a low density due to which it has the ability to float on the surface of water when it is added to water.
Since, density is directly proportional to mass. This means that the mass of mass of sodium is also low. Hence, it is soft in nature.
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