The solubility of alkaline earth metal sulphates in water decrease in the order $BeSO_4$ $$ $ MgSO_4 CaSO_4 SrSO_4 BaSO_4$ . This is because (A) Hydration energy increases down the group (B) The rate of decrease of hydration energy is higher than the rate of decrease of lattice energy (C) Lattice energy increases down the group (D) Hydration energy of Be and Mg are very high (E) Covalency is increasing down the group Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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The solubility of alkaline earth metal sulphates in water decrease in the order $BeSO_4$   $>$ $ MgSO_4> CaSO_4> SrSO_4 > BaSO_4$ . This is because (A) Hydration energy increases down the group (B) The rate of decrease of hydration energy is higher than the rate of decrease of lattice energy (C) Lattice energy increases down the group (D) Hydration energy of Be and Mg are very high (E) Covalency is increasing down the group Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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The correct answer is (C) :(B) and (D) only

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(A) and (C) only

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(B) and (D) only

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Solvent	Boiling Point (K)
Chloroform	334.4
Diethyl Ether	307.8
Benzene	353.3
Carbon disulphide	319.4

The Correct Option is C

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