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Alkali metals have negative reduction potential and hence they behave as

A

oxidising agents

B

Lewis base

C

reducing agents

D

electrolytes.

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Elements having `-ve E^(@)` act as a reducing agents.
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  2. Which of the following sets will have highest hydration energy and hig...

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  7. In organic reaction, metallic sodium in liquid ammonia behaves as

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  8. The alklali halide which is soluble in pyridine is

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  9. The products obtained on heating LiNO(3) will be

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  10. The ease of adsorption of the hydrated alkali metal ions on ion-exchan...

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  11. Which of the following alkali metals form only, the normal oxide, M(2)...

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  12. The reaction between sodium and water can be made less vigorous by

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  13. Among the following compounds, the one that gets hydrolysed to form me...

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  14. In the replacement reaction rarrC-I+MF rarr rarr C-F+MI The react...

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  18. The ease of adsorption of the hydrated alkali metal ions on ion-exchan...

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