10.15. Compare the solubility and thermal stability of the following compounds of the alkali metals with those of the alkaline earth metals.
(a) Nitrates (b) Carbonates (c) Sulphates.

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(a) Nitrates of both group 1 and group 2 elements are soluble in water because hydration energy is more than the lattice energy.
Nitrates of both group 1 and group 2 elements are thermally unstable but they decompose differently except LiCO3 e.g.

2NaNO3 →2NaNO2 + O2

2KNO3 →2KNO2 + O2

4LiNO3 →2MgO + 4 N

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