Question

Alkali metals act as strong reducing agents by undergoing reduction.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Either
• D. Neither

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Alkali metals have low ionization energies and easily lose electron and therefore act as reducing agents.

Alkali metals are good reducing agents because alkali metals have one valence electron which they lose to attain stability.

Hence, they themselves undergo oxidation causing reduction of others and are good reducing agent.