Comment on the feasibility of using a reaction similar to (21.4) to produce (a) Lithium metal from

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Comment on the feasibility of using a reaction similar to (21.4) to produce 

(a) Lithium metal from LiCl; 

(b) Cesium metal from CsCl, with Na(l) as the reducing agent in each case. Consider data from Table 21.2.

Reaction (21.4)

KCI(1) + Na(1) 850 C NaCl(1) + K(g) (21.4)Table 21.2

TABLE 21.2 Some Properties of the Group 1 (Alkali) Metals Li Atomic number Valence-shell electron

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

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Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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