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Why are potassium and caesium, rather than lithium used in photoelectric cells?

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MAXIMUM PUBLICATION-THE s-BLOCK ELEMENTS-EXERCISE
  1. Write the difference between lime water and milk of lime. Complete the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  8. How would you explain? BeO is insoluble but BeSO4 is soluble in water.

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  9. How would you explain?BaO is soluble but BaSO4 is insoluble in water.

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  10. How would you explain? Lil is more soluble than KI in ethanol.

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  11. Which of the alkali metals is having least melting point?

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  12. Cs alkali metal is having least melting point. Justify.

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  13. How will you prepare Ca(OH)2 and CaCO3 from quick lime (CaO)?

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  14. Complete the following reactions: (i) CaCO3overset(1200K)rarr? (ii)CaC...

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  15. The group 1 metals of the periodic table of elements are collectively ...

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  16. The group 1 metals of the periodic table of elements are collectively ...

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  17. The group 1 metals of the periodic table of elements are collectively ...

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  18. The group 1 metals of the periodic table of elements are collectively ...

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  19. State whether the following sentences are true or false: (a) Metals in...

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  20. Fill in the blanks: (a) Molecular formula of Plaster of Paris . (b) Be...

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