Why does lithium have a higher melting point than sodium
Melting point decreases going from lithium to sodium because sodium is lower down group one therefore it has a greater number of shells. A greater number of shells means a greater atomic radius - a greater shielding effect of the inner shells. This makes it easier to remove an electron from the outer shell of electrons because there is a lower nuclear attraction
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