Question

why are the alkali metals not found in nature

Answer 1

Answer:

Alkali metals are not found in nature due to the following reasons:

• They have only one valence electron in their outermost shell
• They readily form compounds due to their valency of 1.
• They lose electrons due to their low ionisation potential energy

Due to this, alkali metals tend to form compounds rather than existing in elemental form. Hence they are not found in nature in their free state.