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Why lithium carbonate is not stable to heat?

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Lithium being small in size polarises a large `CO_(3)^(2-)` ion leading to the formation of more stable `Li_(2)O` and `CO_(2)` on heating, due to this tendency of lithium, lithium carbonate is not stable.
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