Sodium and Lithium are in the same group in the Periodic Table and tend to have similar properties, for example, adding a small amount to water will result in a "fizzing" type of reaction. Other elements in this group such as caesium react with water in a similar fashion only far more violently.
Lithium is very light and it is never found in nature while sodium can explode and it is very reactive
Sodium has 3 electron shells.
Lithium only has 2 electron shells.
They both are in the same family and have only 1 valence electron (outermost electrons).
The symbol for sodium is Na. The symbol for lithium is Li.
sodium and lithium are both in group 1
Because the atomic weight of sodium is greater than the atomic weight of lithium; sodium is under lithium in the column of alkali metals.
sodium, sodium potassium, potassium lithium, lithium aluminum hydride
Its due to their location on the table. Lithium and sodium are in the same family, (column) so they have similar properties. Sodium is not in the same family as magnesium, so their properties differ slightly
Sodium has similar properties as lithium.
Sodium has similar properties as lithium.
Na is chemically more like Li than Mg, only physically (measurements, mass) it looks more like Mg
Lithium has similar properties with anything in Group 1 on the periodic table.
Sodium, lithium, potassium
sodium is a softer metal than lithium.
The symbol for sodium is Na. The symbol for lithium is Li.
sodium iodide
sodium and lithium are both in group 1
The are of course other alkali metals.Alkali metals are: lithium, sodium, potassium, caesium, rubidium, francium.
Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium, and Francium all share the same group, one valence electron, so they will all have similar characteristics.
Sodium is more reactive then lithium because Na has a lower ionization energy.