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Why does the water react more violently with alkali metals compared to alkaline earth metals |
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Answer» Answer: hi Explanation: Alkali metals are also known to REACT violently and EXPLOSIVELY with water. This is because enough heat is given off during the exothermic reaction to ignite the H2(g). FIGURE 1: Reactivity of Lithium (top), sodium (middle) and potassium (bottom) metals and water |
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