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On the basis of their electronic configuration, explain why alkali metals are highly reactive?

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Alkali metlas have general electronic configuration `ns^(1)`. They can lose `1` electron to acquire stable electronic configuration. They have large atomic size, therefore, they can lose electron easily and they are most reactive.
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CENGAGE CHEMISTRY ENGLISH-APPENDIX - INORGANIC VOLUME 1-Exercise Short
  1. Give four defects of Mandeleev's periodic table.

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  2. why the number of elements in the first period is only 2?

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  3. On the basis of their electronic configuration, explain why alkali met...

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  4. Why do the melting points decrease in going from NaF to Nal?

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  5. Why are group 1 elements called alkali metals ?

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  6. Give five characteristics of d-block elements.

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  7. (a) What was the basis of Mendeleev's Classification of elements ? (...

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  8. Why does the solubility of alkaline earth metal carbonates and sulphat...

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  9. why is melting point of LiCI lower than NaCI?

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  10. Arrange the following in increasing order: a. BeCO(3),BaCO(3),CaCO(3...

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  11. Which alkali metal carbonate is thermally unstable and why?

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  12. The element which has highest electron affinity ?

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  13. What is diagonal relationship?

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  14. Give four characteristics of f-block elements.

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  15. Why are electron affinities of noble gases zero? Arrange halogens in i...

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  16. Arrange the species in each group in order of increasing ionisation en...

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  17. State the factors which affect electronaffinity

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  18. Explain the term (a) screening effect

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  19. which has higher 1st ionisation energy B or Be and why?

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  20. How does reducing power of elements vary in group 1?

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