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Caesium is in period 6 group 1. Would you expect caesium to have a higher or lower melting point than rubidium? give a reason for your answer

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User Sherae
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Answer:

Caesium would have a lower than Rubidium.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason is the periodic order.

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User Navajyoth CS
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Answer:

A higher melting point than rubidium

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Caesium has very strong bond btwn atoms hence requires high energy to break causing it to have a high melting point than rubidium

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