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The S-Block Elements

Question
CBSEENCH11008407

The alkali metals form salt-like hydrides by the direct synthesis at elevated temperature. The thermal stability of these hydrieds decreases in which of the following orders?

  • CsH > RbH > KH > NaH >LiH

  • KH > NaH> LiH > CsH >RbH

  • NaH > LiH >KH> RbH> CsH

  • LiH > NaH > KH >RbH >CsH

Solution

D.

LiH > NaH > KH >RbH >CsH

Small anion forms stable compounds with small cation.
The thermal stability of alkali metal hydrides decreases as:
LiH> NaH > KH > RbH  >CsH
because the size of cation increases as;
Li+ < Na+ < K+ < Rb+ <Cs+