S-BLOCK ELEMENTS 1. Explain:a) Alkali metals are good reductants. b) Na is less reactive than K.

c) Alkali metals are not found in nature. d) Cs is most reactive alkali metal. e) Li+ (aq) has lowest ionic mobility and Cs+(aq) has highest ionic mobility in electric field. f) LiF is insoluble in water g) IE1 of alkaline earth metal is more than IE1 of alkali metal. h) Beryllium halide fumes in air. i) Li forms monoxides while other forms peroxide, superoxides. j) Francium is of little unimportance. k) Be and Mg does not impart color to the flame. l) Lithium differs from rest of the metals alkali metal group. m) Alkaline earth metals do not form monovalent ions. 2. Give the trend of II group in increasing order giving reason:a) Solubility of carbonate. b) Solubility of hydroxides. c) Solubility of sulphate. 3. What do you understand by:a) Diagonal relationship. b) Fazans rule of polarisabilty.