Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 2.3 Predicting Alkali Metal Properties Questions question 1
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Lithium, sodium and potassium are the first three elements in Group 1 of the Periodic Table.
Caesium, Cs, is below potassium in Group 1.
Give a similarity and a difference between the reactions of potassium with water and caesium with water.
similarity
difference
similarity: both fizz/move on surface/ produce flame
ALLOW both melt/form a ball/produce a gas/ produce hydrogen/form an alkaline solution
difference caesium: faster/more violent reaction
ACCEPT reverse argument for potassium
ALLOW caesium explodes
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