Which of the following statements does not follow from the fact that the alkali metals have relatively weak metal–metal bonding? (a) The alkali metals are less dense than other metals. (b) The alkali metals are soft enough to be cut with a knife. (c) The alkali metals are more reactive than other metals. (d) The alkali metals have higher melting points than other metals. (e) The alkali metals have low ionization energies.

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Hi everyone here we have a question asking which of the following is a characteristic of an alkali metal. Despite having lower densities than other metals, the alkali metals display many of the physical characteristics common to metals. Alkali metals have one loosely bound electron in their outer shell. They now possess the elements highest atomic rate i during the time periods in which they were created. There's strong re activities and metallic characteristics are caused by their low ionization energy to create you know, violent cat ion and alkali metal can quickly lose its valence electrons. Low electro negativity is characterized alkali metals. They easily interact with non metals, especially halogen. They are soft and can be cut by a knife. So our answer here is e can be cut by a knife. Thank you for watching. Bye.