Q.

The stability of the following alkali metal chlorides follows the order

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a

LiCl>KCl>NaCl>CsCl

b

CsCl>KCl>NaCl>LiCl

c

NaCl>KCl>LiCl>CsCl

d

KCl>CsCl>NaCl>LiCl

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Stability of a compound depends upon its enthalpy of formation ΔHf . The more negative value of ΔHf shows more stability of a compound. Thus KCl is more stable then LiCl,

ΔHf for LiCl =408kj/mol

ΔHf for KCl = 436kj/mol

Hf for CsCl = -443 kj/mol

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