Alkali metals are usually stored in hydrocarbon solvents to protect them from air and moisture but lithium cannot . Why ?

Alkali metals are usually stored in hydrocarbon solvents to protect th

1.	Alkali metals are usually stored in hydrocarbon solvents to protect them from air and moisture but lithium cannot . Why ?
Answer» SOLUTION :Lithium cannot be STORED in KEROSENE oil since it floatsover kerosene and other hydrocarbon solvents because of its very low density . Therefore , lithium is usually kept WRAPPED in paraffin wax.