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What is " reducing nature' of alkali metal ,with respect to standard electrode potential ??

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The alkali metals have low values of reduction potential and therefore have a strong tendency to lose electrons and act as good reducing agents. The reducing character increases from sodium to caesium. However lithium is the strongest reducing agent.

Reason

The alkali metals have low value of ionization energy which decreases down the group and so can easily lose their valence electron and thus act as good reducing agents.

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