Why S Block Elements Are Good Reducing Agents?

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S block elements or Alkali metals are good reducing agent because they are electropositive in nature.
Electropositive in nature means they are ready to donate their outermost electron during a chemical reaction
Some others factors
It is easy to attain their nearest Noble Gas configuration.
They have large radius.
They have very low Ionisation energy

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