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Explain why alkali and alkaline earth metals cannot be obtained by chemical reduction methods?

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Alkali and alkaline earth metals are themselves very strong reducing agents and reducing agents stronger than them are not easily available. Therefore, these metals cannot be obtained by chemical reduction methods.

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