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Which of the alkali metals is lighter th...

Which of the alkali metals is lighter than water?

A

k

B

Na

C

Li

D

All of these

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D
On account of large atoms which are less closely packed, alkali metals have remarkably low densities in coparison to other metals. Li metal is only about half as densities in comparison to other metals. Li metal is only about half as densas water `(0.54g cm^(-3)`, while Na and K are slightly less dense than water (0.97 and 0.86 g `cm^(-3)`).
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