Question 3

Why are alkali metals not found in nature?

Answer

The alkali earth metals are also called s- block elements because these elements have one electron in the valence s- subshell of their atoms i.e., they have ns1 configuration. The Alkali metals include lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium. They are called alkali metals since they readily dissolves in water to form soluble hydroxides, which are strongly alkaline in nature. Because they have only one electron in valence subshell, therefore they lose easily, owing to their low ionization energies. Therefore, alkali metals are highly reactive chemically and do not exist in free or native state and are not easily found in nature.

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