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The order of thermal stability of carbonates of  IIA group is:

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a

BaCO3>SrCO3>CaCO3>MgCO3

b

MgCO3=CaCO3>SrCO3=BaCO3

c

MgCO3>CaCO3>SrCO3>BaCO3

d

CaCO3>SrCO3>BaCO3>MgCO3

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The carbonates become more resistant to decomposition as we move down the group and must be heated to higher temperatures. This indicates that MgCO3 enhances stability.
Therefore, the Group IIA carbonates' accurate stability ranking is BaCO3>SrCO3>CaCO3>MgCO3

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