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Why are alkali metals not found in nature?
Alkali metal has one electron each in the valence subshell of their atoms. Since they have only one electron in valence subshell, therefore, they lose easily, owing to their low ionisation energies. Therefore, alkali metals are highly reactive chemically and do not exist in the free or native state.
Lithium shows similarities to magnesium in the chemical behaviour. What is the cause of this similarity?
It is due to similarity in their:
(i) charge/size ratio.
(ii) ionic sizes.
What is the nature of lithium compounds?
These are generally covalent.
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