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The metal that cannot be obtained by electrolysis of an aqueous solution of its salts is :
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B
Reason : Higher the position of element in the electrochemical series, more difficult is the reduction of its cations. If Ca 2+ (aq) is electrolysed, water is reduced in preference to it. Hence it cannot be reduced electrolytically from an aqueous solutions.
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