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Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Both and undergo dehydration on heating.
Statement II : is amphoteric, whereas the oxides of other elements in the same group are acidic.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a)Statement I is false but statement II is true
(b)Both statement I and statement II are false
(c)Both statement I and statement II are true
(d)Statement I is true but statement II is false

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Important Questions on The s-Block Elements
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Among the statements the correct ones are:
Lithium has the highest hydration enthalpy among the alkali metals.
Lithium chloride is insoluble in pyridine.
Lithium cannot form ethynide upon its reaction with ethyne.
Both lithium and magnesium react slowly with .

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The metal that forms nitride by reacting directly with of air is:

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The alkaline earth metal nitrate that does not crystallise with molecules is:

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The structures of beryllium chloride in the solid state and vapour phase, respectively, are:

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Magnesium powder burns in air to give

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The correct order of the solubility of alkaline-earth metal sulphates in water is:

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When gypsum is heated to it forms:

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The covalent alkaline earth metal halide is:
