Question 6 AC 2.2 (1) The group 1 alkali metals such as sodium react violently with water and all the metals are stored in oil. Write balanced symbol equations for the reactions of the following metals with water: Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs (ii) Use the information of the reactions of group 1 elements you provided above to describe and explain the trend in their reactivity going down the group.

Question 6 AC 2.2 (1) The group 1 alkali metals such as sodium react violently with water and all the metals are stored in oil. Write balanced symbol equations for the reactions of the following metals with water: Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs (ii) Use the information of the reactions of group 1 elements you provided above to describe and explain the trend in their reactivity going down the group.

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