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Compared with the alkaline earth metals, the alkali metals exhibit

Updated On: Apr 27, 2024
  • smaller ionic radii
  • higher boiling points
  • greater hardness
  • lower ionisation energies
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Alkali metals have the lowest ionisation enthalpy in each period because alkali metals are largest in their respective periods and therefore, the valency electrons are loosely held by the nucleus
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