Why is Lithium first on the Activity Series of Metals?

Subject: Why is Lithium first on the Activity Series of Metals?

Date: Wed Oct 1 17:58:39 2003
Posted by karlo
Grade level: 10-12 School: MVSS
City: Toronto State/Province: ont Country: Canada
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1065049119.Ch

Message:


Why is Lithium first on the Activity Series of Metals, if it is the least 
reactive element accroding the the peridoical trends i.e. if you go down a 
group reactivity increases. However, in our case Lithuim is first in group one, 
therefore it should be the least reactivie Aliki metal, therefore it should not 
be first on the Activity Series of Metals, but why is it then?

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