a. Monoxides of all alkali metals are hydrolysed by water, but lithium
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Date: 2020-07-26

a. Monoxides of all alkali metals are hydrolysed by water, but lithium monoxide is slowly hydrolysed. Why?  b. Predict the product of the product of the hydrolysis of `KO_(2)`.  c. Which of the following is paramagnetic:  `K_(2)O, K_(2)O_(2), KO_(2)`  d. Caestium oxide is expected to be strongly basic, weakly basic or acidic.