Question 8

Explain why alkali and alkaline earth metals cannot be obtained by chemical reduction methods?

Answer

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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