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Why reaction of lithium with water is less vigorous than sodium?

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Answered by kinghappy
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Lithium's density is only about half that of water, so it floats on the surface and ultimately disappears, giving off hydrogen gas and forming a colourless solution of lithium hydroxide. But unlike the rest of the s-block elements, this reaction is not vigorous.

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Answered by sanidhya973
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this is because the fact that as on going downward in a group the reactivity of the metals decreases.

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