Explain4 marksStandard
The thermal stabilities of the nitrates of the Group 2 metals increase down the group from magnesium to barium.
Explain this trend, and write an equation for the thermal decomposition of barium nitrate, .
CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Group 2
Group 2: explain question
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