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Ananya Shree

Class 11th
Chemistry
2 years ago

Explain BeO is almost insoluble but BeSO4 is soluble in water.

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

BeO is almost insoluble in water due to high lattice energy. BeSO4 is soluble in water due to high hydration energy of Be2+ ion. The high hydration energy of Be2+ in BeSO4 overcomes the lattice energy factors and therefore BeSO4 is soluble in water.

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