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Which one of the following alkali metals gives hydrated salts? (a) Li (b) Na (c) K (d) Cs

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asked Oct 10, 2017 in Chemistry by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) ● 28 ● 436 ● 1080

Which one of the following alkali metals gives hydrated salts? 

(a) Li 

(b) Na 

(c) K 

(d) Cs 

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answered Oct 10, 2017 by Aniket (65 points) ● 1
selected Oct 13, 2017 by sanjeev
 
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Lithium,due to its small size .It is the one that gets easily hydrated.you can also say that lithium has the most polarising power due to which it attracts the water molecule very strongly towards it

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