Is Francium (Fr) likely to be reduced in a chemical reaction? Would it be easy or difficult to separate Francium from ores? Explain

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anor277
Mar 25, 2018

Well, francium metal is a pretty fierce reductant....

Explanation:

For which the electrode potential...

#Fr^+ + e^(-)rarrFr# would be HIGHLY negative....

So to isolate francium as a pure metal, you would have to go to France, dig up a bucket of ore, and subject this to EXTREME electrochemical reduction.... And this would not be a straightforward proposition....especially as the pure metal would likely be a room temperature liquid.

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