The following compounds have been arranged in the order of their increasing thermal stabilites. Identify the correct order. K2CO3(I),Na2CO3(II),Rb2CO3(III),Li2CO3(IV)
A
I<II<III<IV
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IV<II<III<I
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C
IV<II<I<III
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D
II<IV<III<I
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Solution
The correct option is DIV<II<I<III Thermal stability of alkali metal carbonates increases as we move down the group because the cation size increases and bigger size cation stabilizes bigger size anion by lattice energy effects.