Question

Alkali metal acts as a strong reducing agent. Explain.

Answer 1

Alkali metals:

1. Alkali metals are found in group 1 of the periodic table.
2. Reducing agents are substances or elements that can both reduce and oxidize other substances or elements.
3. Due to the fact that they only have one valence electron in their valence shell, which they may easily lose to obtain the nearest noble gas configuration and become more stable than they were before, alkali metals are strong reducing agents.
4. As a result, they oxidize, lose one electron, and reduce other electrons, giving them the term "reducing agents."
5. They are therefore a potent reducing agent.
6. In general, their electrical configuration is ns¹.
7. This suggests that there is just one electron in the outermost shell.
8. They, therefore, have a significant possibility of losing this electron to other organisms that can accept it.
9. Due to this, they start to oxidize.