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Which of the following statements about alkali metals and their compounds are correct?

  1. A is the least soluble of the alkali metal hydroxides.
  2. BCaesium forms the superoxide on burning in excess oxygen.
  3. C is diamagnetic.
  4. DLithium reacts with water less vigorously than sodium.

Answer: A, B, D

Li reacts more gently with water than Na despite its more negative , because of its higher melting point and lower reactivity kinetics. The heavier alkali metals form superoxides, and is much less soluble than or because of its high lattice enthalpy. contains with one unpaired electron, so it is paramagnetic and the last statement is wrong.
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