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MAXIMUM PUBLICATION-THE s-BLOCK ELEMENTS-EXERCISE
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  10. Study the list of elements given below: Na, Mg, Li, B, C Select the p...

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  14. Explain why alkali and alkaline earth metals cannot be obtained by che...

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  15. Why are potassium and caesium, rather than lithium used in photoelectr...

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  16. When an alkali metal dissolves in liquid ammonia the solution can acqu...

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  17. Beryllium and magnesium do not give colour to flame whereas other alka...

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  18. Potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by Solvay process. Why?

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  19. Why Li2CO3 decomposes at lower temperature whereas Na2CO3 at higher te...

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