Which of the following is the most important factor in making lithium metal, the strongest reducing agent?

Ionisation energy

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Hydration enegy

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Heat of sublimation

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Hydration enegy
As hydration energy is size dependent, as size increases hydration energy decrease so Li has highest hydration energy and because of that it is strongest reducing agent.

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