Based on periodic trends, which one of the following elements do you expect to be most easily reduced? Ca,Sr,Cl,or P and why?

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Based on periodic trends, which one of the following elements do you expect to be most easily reduced? Ca,Sr,Cl,or P and why?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-26T09:46:59

I think ,it is Cl

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The chlorine is most electronegative amongst the four elements given here. So it has got the greatest capacity to accept electron i.e to get reduced. Ca and Sr are iGr 2 elements so both are metal and electro positive. P and Cl are in the 2nd period . Cl lies right Of P in Gr7 & so has greater electronegativity than P

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Based on periodic trends, which one of the following elements do you expect to be most easily reduced? Ca,Sr,Cl,or P and why?

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