Alkali metals are found in many common substances but are rarely found in pure form. Explain why this is in the case

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Frida Watkins

4 December, 23:32

Alkali metals are found in many common substances but are rarely found in pure form. Explain why this is in the case

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Damaris Henry · Answer 1

Alkali metals are rarely found in pure form because they are so reactive.

Alkali metals are in Group 1 of the Periodic Table.

They need to lose only one valence electron to reach a filled valence shell

Thus, they readily react wirh water and other chemicals in the earth to form compounds.