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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Why lithium has high hydration Enthalpy but less reactivity with water ?

Profile image of Kanishk
10 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of NAGOORVALI
10 Years ago
LITHIUM HAS POTENTIAL -3.04 SO IT UNDERGO HYDROLYSIS. LITHIUM FORM MOSTLY COVALENT BONDS SO REACTION WITH WATER IS SLOW
Profile image of sourav nayak
10 Years ago
lthium.s reaction with water is not kinetically favoured as compared to other elements. moreover it has low density ,so it floats over water and its surface area in contact is very less. all the cons are added up.