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Explain why alkali and alkaline earth metals cannot be obtained by chemical reduction methods?
Explain why alkali and alkaline earth metals cannot be obtained by chemical reduction methods?
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In
the process of chemical reduction, oxides of metals
are reduced using a stronger reducing agent. Alkali metals and
alkaline earth metals are among the strongest reducing agents and the
reducing agents that are stronger than them are not available.
Therefore, they cannot be obtained by chemical reduction of their
oxides.
In the process of chemical reduction, oxides of metals are reduced using a stronger reducing agent. Alkali metals and alkaline earth metals are among the strongest reducing agents and the reducing agents that are stronger than them are not available. Therefore, they cannot be obtained by chemical reduction of their oxides.
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