Statement 1: Li is the strongest reducing agent among all the elements of periodic table
statement 2: Li has the lowest hydration energy among the alkali metals.

Options

A. Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true, statement 2 si a correct explanation for statement 14
B. Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is true, statement 2 is not a correct explanation for statement 14
C. Statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
D. Statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true

Answer

C

Explanation

Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false due to smaller size of `Li^(+)` it has higher hydration energy by which it has high SRP value (-3.03v). So it is a strongest reducing agent among the elements of periodic table.