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Which of the following alkaline earth metal carbonate is thermally least stable?

A

`BeCO_(3)`

B

`CaCO_(3)`

C

`MgCO_(3)`

D

`BaCO_(3)`

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A
Due to incompatibility in size of `Be^(2+)` and `CO_(3)^(2-)`ions `BeCO_(3)` is thermally least unstable.
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