Using the mass spectrum, fill in the table with the relative abundances of the three isotopes: $^{24}\text{Mg}$, $^{25}\text{Mg}$ and $^{26}\text{Mg}$.
Use the values from (i) to calculate the relative atomic mass, $A_r$, of magnesium, giving your answer to two decimal places.
Describe and explain the change in the thermal stabilities of the nitrates of the Group II elements down the group.
Suggest an equation for the effect of heat on $\text{LiNO}_3$.
Suggest why the Group I nitrates other than $\text{LiNO}_3$ do not decompose in this way on heating.