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  4. Sodium and potassium react with water much more vigorously than lithium because:

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Q. Sodium and potassium react with water much more vigorously than lithium because:

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020The s-Block Elements

Solution:

When sodium and potassium react with water, the heat evolved causes them to melt, giving a larger area of contact with water, lithium on the other hand, does not melt under these conditions and thus reacts more slowly.

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