Q57 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2013

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2013 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Main Group Elements · Topic: Main Group Elements – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

Among the molten alkali metals, the example of an immiscible pair (in all proportions)is
(a)K and Na
(b)K and Cs
(c)Li and Cs
(d)Rb and Cs
Answer
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Explanation
Lithium, with its much smaller atom and higher melting point, is immiscible with the heavy alkali metals; molten Li and Cs (also Li/K, Li/Rb) separate into two layers, while Na–K, K–Cs and Rb–Cs mix freely.

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