Which element would float in water?

1) Sodium

2) Magnesium

3) Cesium

4) Radium

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Chemistry

Izabella Carson

26 February, 08:25

Which element would float in water?

1) Sodium

2) Magnesium

3) Cesium

4) Radium

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Tristin Cannon · Answer 1

It is Sodium because Lithium is not lighter than oxygen. It is, however, about half as dense as water. So it would float on water if it were not too busy reacting with it, like (but not as violently as) the related elements sodium and potassium.

Which element would float in water?1) Sodium2) Magnesium3) Cesium4) Radium

Which element would float in water?

1) Sodium

2) Magnesium

3) Cesium

4) Radium