What is the reactivity of lithium?

Answer 1

Lithium is a highly reactive metal because it has one electron that it needs to donate to enable it to have a filled outer energy shell. Lithium reacts vigorously with water.

Lithium reacts by donating an electron.

Answer 2

Lithium is very reactive, especially with water and air. It can react violently with water, releasing hydrogen gas. In air, lithium forms a protective oxide layer on its surface, but this can be easily breached.

Answer 3

Pure lithium is very reactive (dangerously so) to water in any form, it produces lithium oxide and hydrogen (in a vigorous enough reaction it will even catch fire, burning off the hydrogen).and it can combine with other elements.

Answer 4

Lithium is quite reactive in that it will readily give up one of its valence shell electrons to attain a "noble gas configuration", i.e. 8 valence electrons. This further makes it a candidate for ionic bond formation since this very stable ionic lithium will attract molecules and atoms of the opposite charge.

Answer 5

Lithium is so highly reactive because it only needs one electron in its outer shell to be full. It will react with any element willing to give up a electron. The chemical properties of lithium are least reactive then the alkali metals group.

Answer 6

Yes, lithium is an alkali metal, a group of elements that are among the most reactive elements known. It is flammable and reacts rapidly with both air and water. Lead, by comparison, is a relatively inert element.

Answer 7

Lithium is quite reactive. Lithium batteries have caught fire. It is a dangerous substance. If you can find a way to make a safer battery using it, you could build a car that would go 1,000 miles on a single charge.

Answer 8

Lithium is pretty reactive because it is used in batteries, and it's third in the Periodic Table.

Answer 9

Lithium is an extremely reactive metal.

Answer 10

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