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Which is the correct increasing order of reducing power of the given metals?
Standard electrode potentials:
$K^{+} + e^{-} \to K; E^{0} = - 2.93 V A g^{+} + e^{-} \to A g; E^{0} = 0.80 V H g_{2}^{2 +} + e^{-} \to 2 H g; E^{0} = 0.79 V M g^{2 +} + e^{-} \to M g; E^{0} = - 2.37 V C r^{3 +} + e^{-} \to C r; E^{0} = - 0.74 V$

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K < M g < C r < H g < A g

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A g < H g < C r < M g < K

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H g < A g < C r < M g < K

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K < M g < C r < A g < H g

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Solution

The correct option is B $A g < H g < C r < M g < K$
Standard reduction potentials (SRP) of the half cell electrodes are calculated and arranged in a series of increasing order which is known as electrochemical series.
The standard electrode potential of $H^{+} / H_{2}$ couple is zero.

A positive $E^{0}$ signifies that it has high tendency to get reduced and the redox couple is a stronger oxidising agent than the $H^{+} / H_{2}$ couple.

Here, a negative $E^{0}$ signifies that it has high tendency to get oxidised and the redox couple is a stronger reducing agent than the $H^{+} / H_{2}$ couple.

Hence, the increasing order of reducing power of the metals are,
$A g < H g < C r < M g < K$

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