Explain why the thermal stabilities of alkaline earth metal carbonates increase down the group.

Explain why the thermal stability of alkaline earth metal hydroxides increases down the group.

Alkaline earth metals are:

IE values of alkaline earth metals are

Name an alkaline earth metal.

Why does the solubility of alkaline earth metal carbonates and sulphates in water decrease down the group?

Explain why the thermal stability of H_(2)O_(2) is very low.

Explain why the ionic character of the hydrides of alkali metals increases down the group.

The solubility of alkaline earth metal hydroxides increases markedly on moving down the group. Give reason.

This question has Statement I and Statement II. Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes the two Statements. Statement -1: Solubilities of alkali metal fluorides and carbonates increase down the group. Statement - II : Hydration energies of alkali metal halides decrease down the group with increase in size of cations.