How do you account for the strong reducing power of lithium in aqueous solution?
How do you account for the strong reducing power of lithium in aqueous solution?
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Lithium has the highest negative reduction potential value. Due to the small size of lithium it has the highest ionization enthalpy. Due to this, the reducing power of lithium is the highest in an aqueous solution.
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