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Why alkali metals act as the strongest reducing agents ?

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The alkali metals are the strongest reducing agents. This is due to their greater ease to lose electrons. This is also due to their very large negative value of reduction potential (electrochemical series).
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  13. What is the electronic configuration of argon.

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  14. What is the electronic configuration of chlorine atom.

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  19. Alkali metals are good reducing agents because they easily

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