Science, asked by arai22760, 5 months ago

why alkali metal are good reducing agent

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Answered by Anonymous

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The alkali metals have low value of ionization energy which decreases down the group and so can easily lose their valence electron and thus act as good reducing agents.

Answered by TheUntrustworthy

Alkali metals are good reducing agents because alkali metals have one valence electrons which they lose to attend stability. Hence they themselves undergo oxidation causing reduction of others and are good reducing agents.

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