State any one reason for alkaline earth metals havinga greater tendency to form complexes than alkali metals .

State any one reason for alkaline earth metals havinga greater tendenc

1.	State any one reason for alkaline earth metals havinga greater tendency to form complexes than alkali metals .
Answer» Solution :Because of smaller size and HIGHER charge on ALKALINE earth metal cations as compared to the corresponding ALKALI metal cations , alkaline earth metal cations have a GREATER tendency to form complexes .