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Standard reduction electrode potentials of three metals A, B and C are respectively +0.5 V, −3.0 V and −1.2 V. The reducing powers of these metals are [IIT JEE 1998, AIEEE 2003, CBSE PMT (Pre.) 2011]

Answer: (A)

Solution

The lower (more negative) the reduction potential, the stronger the reducing agent, so with −3.0 < −1.2

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