Rank the following substances in order from most soluble in water to least soluble in water: i. methane, ch₄; ii. 1-butanol, c₄h₉oh; iii. lithium nitrate, lino₃ ; and iv. ethane, c₂h₆.

III, II, IV, I

Explanation: Order of solubility in water:lithium nitrate, LiNO₃ ;1-butanol, C₄H₉OH; ethane C2H6 ;methane, CH₄.

alkaline metals are lithium, sodium, rubidium, potassium, cesium and francium.

alkali metals have electronegativity from 0.7 to 1, lowest in periodic table of elements, which means that alkali metals (i group in periodic table) has positive oxidation number in compounds.

electronegativity is a chemical property that describes the tendency of an atom to attract a shared pair of electrons towards itself.

alkaline metals (far left in main group) have lowest ionizations energy and easy remove valence electrons,

for example, potassium is the alkali metal and has a single valence electron in the outer electron shell.

electron configuration of potassium is: ₁₉k 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁶4s¹.

they can not exist alone in nature, because they are very reactive.