Arrange the following alkali metals in the increasing order of their metallic nature:
A
Rb
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B
K
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C
Na
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D
Cs
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E
Li
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Solution
Higher the EN value, lesser the metallic nature of an element.
Therefore, the elements in the decreasing order of EN will have an increasing order of metallic nature.
That is, Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs