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write the reducing power of group 2 elements.


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Answered by Urooj7778
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The Group II elements are powerful reducing agents.

A reducing agent is the compound that gets oxidised in the reaction and, therefore, loses electrons.

M = Mg, Ca, Sr,Ba --> I will be using 'M' as the general symbol for a Group II element in this topic.

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As I said earlier, they are powerful reducing agents. M(s) ----> M2+(aq) + 2e-

A reducing agent 'loses electrons'.

Another term for Group II elements are Alkaline Earth Metals

All Group II elements have 2 electrons in their outer shell. They generally lose these two outershell electrons in order to react and, by doing so, they form M2+ ions.

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