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Question

Property of the alkaline earth metals that increases with their atomic number is

A

ionisation energy

B

solubility of their hydroxides

C

solubility of their sulphates

D

electronegativity

Answer

solubility of their hydroxides

Explanation

Solution

On moving down the group, basic nature of these hydroxides increases due to low ionization enthalpies (because M?? bond in MOH is weak and thus breaks to give $OH^-$ ions in solution).