Question

"Solubility of sulphates of alkaline earth metals increases going down the group."
Answer whether the above statement is true or false.
If true enter 1, else enter 0.

Answer 1

Sulfates of the heavier alkaline earth metals are quite insoluble because of the higher lattice energy due to the doubly charged cation and anion. The solubility of the carbonates and the sulfates decreases rapidly down the group because hydration energies decrease with increasing cation size.