Statement 1: The crystalline salts of alkaline earth metals contain more water of crystallisation than the corresponding alkali metal salts Statement 2: Alkaline earth metals have smaller size and more nuclear charge

Question

Statement 1: The crystalline salts of alkaline earth metals contain more water of crystallisation than the corresponding alkali metal salts Statement 2: Alkaline earth metals have smaller size and more nuclear charge (A) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1 (B) Ifboth Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1 (C) If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false (D) If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

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Smaller cation and higher charge attracts more numbers of water molecules. Thus, there is high degree of hydration in case of alkaline earth metal salts

Q. Statement 1: The crystalline salts of alkaline earth metals contain more water of crystallisation than the corresponding alkali metal salts Statement 2: Alkaline earth metals have smaller size and more nuclear charge

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1

Ifboth Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1

If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false

If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

Smaller cation and higher charge attracts more numbers of water molecules. Thus, there is high degree of hydration in case of alkaline earth metal salts

Q. Statement 1: The crystalline salts of alkaline earth metals contain more water of crystallisation than the corresponding alkali metal salts
Statement 2: Alkaline earth metals have smaller size and more nuclear charge