Question

Lithium salts are often much less soluble in water than the corresponding salts of other alkali metals. For example, at 18°C, the concentration of a saturated LiF solution is 1.0X10⁻² M, whereas that of a saturated KF solution is 1.6 M. How would you explain this behavior?

Answer 1

Lithium is one of element of group 1 of periodic table.

Lithium has the smallest radius than as compared to the other elements, thus the density of the alkali metal is also less.

Lithium when added to water it floats, because of lower density. It eventually fizzes and becomes smaller.

The reaction on lithium and water is:

2Li + 2H₂O --> 2LiOH + H₂ (g)

The hydrogen gas which is liberated is highly flammable.

Thus, lithium salts are insoluble in water.

Density is defined as the mass of a substance per unit volume.

Density = Mass ÷ Volume.

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