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erastovalidia [21]
3 years ago
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Why sodium is called active metal​

Chemistry
1 answer:
dsp733 years ago
8 0

The primary difference between metals is the ease with which they undergo chemical reactions. The elements toward the bottom left corner of the periodic table are the metals that are the most active in the sense of being the most reactive. Lithium, sodium, and potassium all react with water, for example. The rate of this reaction increases as we go down this column, however, because these elements become more active as they become more metallic.

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