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Why does only lithium react with nitrogen while other alkali metals do not?

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Lithium is the smallest atom amongalkali metals. ... When Lithium reacts with nitrogen gas at room temperature (N2), it forms Lithium Nitride (Li3N) which is stable, because the lattice energy released from the formation of Li3N is high enough to make the overall reaction exothermic
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