One of the very few properties of the alkali metals that does not display a very smooth trend is their reduction potentials: lithium's value is anomalous, being more negative than the others.
wˈʌn ʌvðə vˈɛɹi fjˈuː pɹˈɑːpɚɾiz ʌvðɪ ˈælkəlˌaɪ mˈɛɾəlz ðæt dʌznˌɑːt dɪsplˈeɪ ɐ vˈɛɹi smˈuːð tɹˈɛnd ɪz ðɛɹ ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən pətˈɛnʃəlz: lˈɪθiəmz vˈæljuː ɪz ɐnˈɑːmələs, bˌiːɪŋ mˈoːɹ nˈɛɡətˌɪv ðɐn ðɪ ˈʌðɚz.