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Lithium has a much higher ionisation ene...

Lithium has a much higher ionisation energy than cesium but in aqueous solution Li is a morepowerful reducing agent than cesium because

A

the outermost shell electron is more easily lost by Li

B

the outermost electron is more easily lost by Cs

C

the hydration energy of `Li^(+)` is high

D

the hydration energy of `Cs^(+)` is high

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