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Describe the trend for solubility among alkali metals and alkaline earth metals ? Give the explanation for your trend.

Describe the trend for solubility among alkali metals and alkaline earth metals ? Give the explanation for your trend.

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Arun
25750 Points
3 years ago
Nitrates, carbonates and sulphates of alkali metals are water soluble. On moving down the group, the solubility increases. This is because their lattice energies decreases more rapidly than their hydration energies. Alkaline earth metal nitrates are water soluble.

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