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Why Lithium salts are hydrated but caesium salts are not?

Option: 1

Because of high gibbs energy of Lithium salts.


Option: 2

Because of small size of the Lithium cation.


Option: 3

Because of thermodynamic stability.


Option: 4

Because of Low lattice enthalpy.


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Because of small size of lithium cations its heavily hydrated and caesium cation having a large size do not get hydrated easily.

 

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