MCQ
The activity of alkaline earth metals as reducing agent :
  • A
    decreases from $Be$ to $Ba$
  • increases from $Be$ to $Ba$
  • C
    increases from $Be$ to $Ca$ and decreases from $Ca$ to $Ba$
  • D
    decreases from $Be$ to $Ca$ and increases from $Ca$ to $Ba$

Answer

Correct option: B.
increases from $Be$ to $Ba$
The activity of alkaline earth metals as reducing agent increases from $Be$ to $Ba$ as it can easily lose the valence shell electrons.

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