The periodic table arranges all the chemical elements ... us that the water now contains an alkali in this case - lithium hydroxide. So let's try it with another Group 1 metal - sodium.

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2nd Period: Lithium to neon—Electrons go into the second level ... The sodium reacts with the water and gets very hot, producing sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. The demonstration shown in this ...