Metals are good …….. (Oxidizing agents/reducing agents) because they are electron….…. (Acceptors/donors).

Q. Guess whether elements of group 1[I A] are strong oxidizing/reducing agents, as they are electron donors/acceptors.

Q. Fill in the blanks with the choices given in brackets.
(i) Metals are good _____________ (oxidizing agents / reducing agents) because they are electron ___________ (acceptors /donors).
(ii) Electrovalent compounds have ___________ (high / low) melting points.
(iii) Higher the pH value of a solution, the more __________ (acidic / alkaline) it is.
(iv) __________ ($AgCl$ / $Pb{Cl}_2$), a white precipitate is soluble in excess $N{H}_{4}OH$.
(v) Conversion of ethene to ethane is an example of _________ (hydration / hydrogenation).

Q. The Alkaline earth metals are weaker reducing agents compared to Alkali metals because they have low values of oxidation potential.

Q. Xenon fluorides are very good oxidising and fluorinating agents. They also act as $F^{-}$ donors and acceptors. When $Xe{F}_4$ donates its fluoride to $Sb{F}_5$, then the states of hybridisation of central atom of cationic part and anionic part product are :

Q. Why alkali metals are good reducing agents?