Present a comparative account of the alkali and alkaline earth metals with respect to the following characteristics.
(a) Tendency to form ionic/covalent compounds (b) Nature of oxides and their solubility in water
(c) Formation of oxoslats
(d) Solubility of oxosalts
(e) Thermal stability of oxosalts

Compare the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals with respect to (a) ionisation enthalpy, (b) basicity of oxides and (c ) solubility of hydroxides.

Compare the solubility and thermal stability of the following compounds of the alkali metals with those of the alkaline earth metals. (a) Nitrates (b) Carbonates (c) Sulphates.

Two elements 'P' and 'Q' belong to the same period of the modern periodic table and are in Group-1 and Group-2 respectively. Compare their following characteristics in tabular from: (a) The number of electrons in their atoms (b) The sizes of their atoms (c) Their metallic characters (d) Their tendencies to lose electrons (e)The formula of their oxides (f) The formula of their chlorides

Compare alkaline earth metals with alkali metals w.r.t (a) atomic and ionic size, (b) metallic bonds, ( c) melting points and (d) hardness.