Q.

Which of the following is thermally more stable

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a

BaO2

b

SrO2

c

CaO2

d

All are equally stable

answer is C.

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Thermal stability order can be given as,

BeO2 < MgO2 < CaO2 < SrO2 < BaO2
The order of peroxides of the group number 2  in parodic table increases down the group because the radius of cation increases.

Thus, compounds which are thermally more stable than CaO2 are BaO2 and SrO2.

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Which of the following is thermally more stable