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How are electropositive elements extracted using electrolysis? They should have a negative reduction potential (Eg Li+, Na+, K+), which will favour reduction of H+ over reduction of these electropositive metals, but still the source of this question says that highly electropositive elements are extracted using this process. Please justify your answer.

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
they should have negative reduction potential(EG,Li+,Na+,K+), which will favour reduction of H+ over reduction of these electropositive metals, but still the source of this question says that highly electropositive elemnts extracted using this process because they easily formed positive ions .

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