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When lithium is heated in air mainly forms the monoxide and not peroxide. Why?

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It is because `Li^(+)` ion is smaller in size. It is stabilised more by smaller anion, oxide ion `(O^(2-))` as compared to peroxide ion `(O_(2)^(2))`.
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