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Compounds of alkaline earth metals are less soluble in water than the corresponding alkali metal salts due to :A. their high ionisation energyB. their low electronegativityC. their low hydration energyD. their high lattice energy |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Along the period , atomic size decreases and nuclear charge increases and thus lattic energy increases. Lattice energy `prop ("Charge on cation")/("Size of cation ")` |
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