Metal carbonates decompose on heating to give metal oxide and carbon dioxide . Which of the metal carbonates is most stable thermally ?

Metal carbonates decompose on heating to give metal oxide and carbon d

1.	Metal carbonates decompose on heating to give metal oxide and carbon dioxide . Which of the metal carbonates is most stable thermally ?
Answer» `MgCO_(3)` `CaCO_(3)` `SrCO_(3)` `BaCO_(3)` SOLUTION :Thermal stability of metal carbonates increases as the ELECTROPOSITIVE character of the metal or the BASICITY of the metal HYDROXIDE increases from `Be(OH)_(2)` to `Ba(OH)_(2)` . Thus `BaCO_(3)` is most stable .