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Compare reducing nature of Lithium and sodium with proper explanation. |
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Answer» reducing power of sodium is lesser than lithium.....as going down the group makes less electronegative. It also has. higher hydration energy due to smaller size than sodium. The greater reducing character of Li than Na is due to its greater hydration energy. Lithium being small in size has high ionization energy. On the other hand because of its small size it is easily hydrated with very high hydration enthalpy. This high hydration enthalpy compensates the high energy required to remove electron. |
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