Present a comparative account of the alkali and alkaline earth metals with respect to the following characteristics : (i) Tendency to form ionic/covalent compounds (ii) Nature of oxides and their solubility in water (iii) Formation of oxosalts (iv) Solubility of oxosalts (v) Thermal stability ofoxosalts .

Present a comparative account of the alkali and alkaline earth metals

1.	Present a comparative account of the alkali and alkaline earth metals with respect to the following characteristics : (i) Tendency to form ionic/covalent compounds (ii) Nature of oxides and their solubility in water (iii) Formation of oxosalts (iv) Solubility of oxosalts (v) Thermal stability ofoxosalts .
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