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Monday, April 13, 2020

What makes sodium highly reactive?

Low ionization enthalpy, strongly electropositive nature, tendency to attain noble gas configuration by the loss of one valence electron makes sodium highly reactive.

Which is softer – Na or K and why?

Potassium is softer than sodium due to weak metallic bonding because of the large size of K atoms.