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Why LiNO 3 on heating shows exceptional behaviour than other elements of this group ?
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Due to small size Li + , it has high polarising power while from Na + to Cs + have bigger size. So they have low polarising power. Li + is more similar to Mg 2+ in its properties, which destabilizes a polyatomic anion due to its high polarising power.
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