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Given below are two statements: Statement I: None of the alkaline earth metal hydroxides dissolve in alkali. Statement II: Solubility of alkaline earth metal hydroxides in water increases down the group. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
3. Statement I and Statement II both are incorrect.
4. Statement I and Statement II both are correct.

Correct answer: Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

Solution

Statement I is incorrect because some alkaline earth metal hydroxides, such as those of calcium, strontium, and barium, do dissolve in water to varying degrees. Statement II is correct as the solubility of these hydroxides does indeed increase as you move down the group in the periodic table.

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