Alkaline earth metal compounds are less soluble in water than alkyl metal because
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Due to higher enthalpy of formation in the solid state and due to higher hydration enthalpy in the aqueous solution, alkaline earth metals uniformally form bipositive ions.
Due to increased nuclear charge and smaller size, alkaline earth metals form compounds which are less ionic than the corresponding compounds of the alkali metals.
Due to increased nuclear charge and smaller size, alkaline earth metals form compounds which are less ionic than the corresponding compounds of the alkali metals.
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