Multiple choice

Statement 1: Alkali metal ions are very easily reduced. Statement 2: Alkali metals have very low value of ionisation energies.

Read the above statements carefully and choose the correct answer.

  1. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is correct explanation of Statement 1.

  2. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.

  3. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is incorrect.

  4. Statement 1 is incorrect, statement 2 is correct.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In this option statement 1 is said to be incorrect which is true as alkali metals get easily oxidized and not reduced by donating electrons from outermost shell and statement 2 is said to be correct which is true as alkali metals possess low value of ionization enthalpy.

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