Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Both CaCl2.6H2O and MgCl2.8H2O undergo dehydration on heating.
Statement II : BeO is amphoteric whereas the oxides of other elements in the same
group are acidic.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Both CaCl2.6H2O and MgCl2.8H2O undergo dehydration on heating.
Statement II : BeO is amphoteric whereas the oxides of other elements in the same
group are acidic.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Option 1 -
Statement I is false but statement II is true
Option 2 -
Statement I is true but statement II is false
Option 3 -
Both statement I and statement II are false
Option 4 -
Both statement I and statement II are true
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 4
Detailed Solution:Hydrated halides of group 2 from Ca onwards undergo dehydration on heating. But the hydrated halide of Mg, i.e., MgCl? ·8H? O, does not undergo dehydration on heating but undergoes hydrolysis.
BeO is amphoteric, while other oxides of group 2 are basic in nature.
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