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What is the common oxidation state exhibited by the alkali metals and why?

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The alkali metals easily lose their valence electrons`(ns^(1))` to acquire a stable octet, (i.e., the stable electronic configuration of the nearest noble gas) and because of this, the common oxidation state exhibited by the alkali metals is + 1.
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