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Reactivity Documentation

Metals, Elemental and Powder, Active

mixed with

Metals, Alkali, Very Active

Summary

Details

Metals, Alkali, Very Active is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Metals, Alkali, Very Active mixed with
Metals, Elemental and Powder, Active

Hazard Predictions

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).