Chemistry, asked by rekha6267, 1 year ago

Which alkali metal is the strongest reducing agent

Answers

Answered by Anonymous
5
Heyaa☺
_______________________

▶Reducing agent :- An element which loses its electrons to another chemical species in redox reaction.

▶Alkali metal which is strongest reducing agent is Lithium(Li).

▶Lithium participate actively as reducing agents in redox reactions.

________________________

Hope you understand...✌
#BeBrainly✅
Answered by vanishreeasr
1

From the ionization energies we might expect lithium to be the weakest of the alkali metals as a reducing agent in water.However, the standard reduction potentials indicate that it is the strongest. This reversal results mainly from the very large energy of hydration of the small Li+ ion.


Similar questions