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The following compounds have been arranged in order of their increasing thermal stabilities. Identify the correct order.

                (I) K2CO3                (II) MgCO3           (III) CaCO3          (IV) BeCO3

Option: 1

I < II < III < IV   


Option: 2

IV < II < III < I


Option: 3

IV < II < I < III


Option: 4

II < IV < III < I   


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Periodicity trend and chemical reactivity -

The maximum chemical reactivity at the extreme left (among alkali metals) is exhibited by the loss of an electron leading to the formation of the cation.

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Electronegativity and metallic character -

Electronegativity is inversely related to the metallic properties of elements.

- wherein

Electronegativity\propto\frac{1}{metallic\ \:property}

Thermal stabilities of carbonates increases in a group im moving from top to bottom. In other words, the thermal stability of oxo-salts of alkali and alkaline earth metals increase with increasing metallic character (i.e. with decreasing ionisation energies).

Therefore, Option(2) is correct.

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