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Which of the following hydroxide is inso...

Which of the following hydroxide is insoluble in water ?

A

`Be(OH)_(2)`

B

`Mg(OH)_(2)`

C

`Ca(OH)_(2)`

D

`Ba(OH)_(2)`

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The solubility of hydroxides of alkaline earth metals in water increases on moving down the group.
`overset(Ba(OH)_(2) gt Sr(OH)_(2) gt Ca(OH)_(2) gt Mg(OH)_(2) gt Be(OH)_(2))underset("Solubility decreasing order")to`
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