Reactivity Documentation
Metals, Elemental and Powder, Active |
mixed with |
Metals, Alkali, Very Active |
Summary
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Metals, Elemental and Powder, Active
Hazard Predictions
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
Most combinations of alkali metals only react with other active metals at high temperatures or under special conditions (e.g. dissolving metal reduction in liquid ammonia). However, a few exceptions were found:
At room temperature, lithium reacts exothermically with antimony to form lithium antimonide (Li3Sb) (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 1, p. 119. Masson et Cie.).
Lithium in ammonia reacts with selenium to form lithium selenide (Li2Se) (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 1, p. 90. Masson et Cie.).
Lithium reacts with silicon at high temperatures to form lithium silicide, which reacts with water to form flammable hydrogen and SiH4 (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 1, p. 146. Masson et Cie.).
Sodium or potassium in liquid ammonia react with antimony at room temperature to form flammable metal antimonides (A. Joannis, Comptes Rendus, (1892), 114, p. 585-7).