Statement 1: The crystalline salts of alkaline earth metals contain more water of crystallisation than the corresponding alkali metal salts.Statement 2: Alkaline earth metals have smaller size and more nuclear charge.
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a
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
b
Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
c
Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
d
Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
answer is A.
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Smaller cation and higher charge attracts more numbers of water molecules. Thus, there is high degree of hydration in case of alkaline earth metal salts.