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The property of the alkaline earth metals that increases with their atomic number is
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Options:
  • A lonisation energy
  • B Electronegativity
  • C Solubility of their sulphates
  • D Solubility of their hydroxides
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The correct answer is: Solubility of their hydroxides
Solubility of alkaline earth metal hydroxides increase with their atomic number. In other words, as we go down the group IIA, the solubilities of the hydroxides increases.

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