NTA Abhyas 2020
- Exam
- NTA Abhyas
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- s Block Elements
NTA Abhyas 2020 · Chemistry · s Block Elements
Among alkali metal salts, the lithium salts are the poorest...
Among alkali metal salts, the lithium salts are the poorest conductors of electricity in aqueous solution because of
Options
- Aeasy diffusion of ions
- Blower ability of ions to polarize water molecules
- Clowest charge to radius ratio
- Dhigher degree of hydration of ions
Correct answer
D. higher degree of hydration of ions
Step-by-step solution
Ionic conductance in solution depends upon the mobility of ions, which depend upon the degree (or extent) of hydration. Since charge/radius ratio is maximum for , so it is hydrated to a maximum extent. Thus, the ionic size in aqueous solution, instead of increasing, actually decreases on moving from to .