Among the following alkaline earth metal halides, the one which is covalent and soluble in organic solvents is:

1. Magnesium chloride

2. Beryllium chloride

3. Calcium chloride

4. Strontium chloride

A compound that releases CO₂ most easily upon heating is?
1. $K_{2}C{O}_3$
2. $N{a}_{2}C{O}_3$
3. $MgC{O}_3$
4. $CaC{O}_3$

Solubility of alkaline earth metal sulphates in water decreases in the sequence:

1. Mg > Ca > Sr >Ba
2. Ca > Sr > Ba > Mg
3. Sr > Ca > Mg > Ba
4. Ba > Mg > Sr > Ca

Which one of the following alkali metals forms only the normal oxide M₂O on heating in air?

1. Rb

2. K

3. Li

4. Na

A compound that has higher hydration enthalpy than the lattice enthalpy is: 

1. ${\mathrm{CaSO}}_4$

2. ${\mathrm{BeSO}}_4$

3. ${\mathrm{BaSO}}_4$

4. ${\mathrm{SrSO}}_4$

Among the given options, what is the property of the alkaline earth metals that increases with their atomic number?
1. Solubility of their hydroxides in water
2. Solubility of their sulphates in water
3. Ionization energy
4. Electro-negativity

Which one of the following compounds is a peroxide?

1. $K{O}_2$

2. $Ba{O}_2$

3. $Mn{O}_2$

4. $N{O}_2$

The compound A on heating gives a colourless gas and a residue that is dissolved in water to obtain B. Excess of CO₂ is bubbled through an aqueous solution of B. C is solid. Solid C on gentle heating gives back A. The compound A is:

1. Na₂CO₃

2. K₂CO₃

3. CaSO₄.2H₂O

4. CaCO₃

In the case of alkali metals, the covalent character decreases in the order:

1. MCl>Ml>MBr>MF

2. MF>MCl>MBr>Ml

3. MF>MCl>Ml>MBr

4. Ml>MBr>MCl>MF

The correct order of increasing thermal stability of K₂CO₃, MgCO₃, CaCO₃, and BeCO₃ is:

1. $BeC{O}_3<MgC{O}_3<K_{2}C{O}_3<CaC{O}_3$

2. $BeC{O}_3<MgC{O}_3<CaC{O}_3<K_{2}C{O}_3$

3. $MgC{O}_3<BeC{O}_3<CaC{O}_3<K_{2}C{O}_3$

4. $K_{2}C{O}_3<MgC{O}_3<CaC{O}_3<BeC{O}_3$