Question

Salts of alkaline earth metals are less soluble than salts of alkali metals because?. . a. a higher anion charge concentrated on the smaller anions makes it hard to pull apart ionic lattices. . b. a higher anion charge concentrated on the smaller anions makes it easier to pull apart ionic lattices. . c. a higher cation charge concentrated on the smaller cations makes it hard to pull apart ionic lattices. . d. a higher cation charge concentrated on the smaller cations makes it easier to pull apart ionic lattices

Answer 1

Salts of alkaline earth metals are less soluble than salts of alkali metals because a higher cation charge concentrated on the smaller cations makes it hard to pull apart ionic lattices.The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "c". I hope it helps you.