Choose the alkali metal with highest reactivity among the following
Choose the alkali metal with highest reactivity among the following
Cs
Li
\(\mathrm{Na}\)
\(\mathrm{Rb}\)
Solution
Among alkali metals (group-1), Cs is most reactive because of its lowest ionisation energy (1E, or \(\Delta_i H_1\))
Note \(\mathrm{Fr}\) is not considered as it is radioactive.