Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Sodium is about 30 times as abundant as potassium in the oceans.
Reason R : Potassium is bigger in size than sodium.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
Solution
Due to bigger size of potassium, it forms more
efficient lattices as compared to sodium with
silicates.<br/><br/>
The abundance of sodium in ocean is more due to
the more soluble nature of salt of sodium as
compared to potassium salts.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: s-Block Elements · Topic: Alkali Metals
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