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(i) Lithium has the highest ionization...

(i) Lithium has the highest ionization enthalpy among alkali metals yet it is the strongest reducing agent Why so ?
(ii) Unlike sodium carbonate ,potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by solvary ammonia process . Why is it so ?

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