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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryThermodynamicsJEE Main

The hydration energy of is larger than that of:

Answer: (B)

Solution

Hydration energy increases as the ion becomes smaller and/or more highly charged. and are both smaller and (in the case of Al) more highly charged than , so both actually have higher

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