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The tendency to lose their valance electron easily by alkali metals makes them (a) strong reducing agent (b) weak reducing agent (c) strong oxidising agent (d) weak oxidising agent |
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Answer» ong>Answer: The most reactive kind of metallic element is an ALKALI metal of group 1 (e.g., sodium or POTASSIUM); this is because such an atom has only a single valence electron; during the formation of an IONIC bond which provides the necessary ionization energy, this one valence electron is easily lost to form a positive ION |
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