Question

Statement 1: Some of the alkali metals are generally kept in kerosene.

Statement 2: Lithium should be kept in kerosene because it is highly reactive.

• A. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
• B. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
• C. Both the statements are true.
• D. Both the statements are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

Alkali metals like sodium and potassium are highly reactive and hence they are stored in kerosene. Hence statement 1 is true. Whereas lithium is an extremely volatile metal and kerosene too is a volatile liquid, if stored will float on kerosene and get exposed to air which can cause explosion so it is stored in paraffin wax