AP EAMCET202123 Aug 2021Evening ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
Assertion (A) Covalent character follows NaCl < MgCl ₂ < BeCl ₂ < LiCl . Reason (R) According to Fajan's rules, covalent character of ionic compounds increases with decrease in size of cation.
Options
- ABoth A and R are true and R is a correct explanation for A .
- BBoth A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation for A .
- CA is true but R is false.
- DA is false but R is true.
Correct answer
D. A is false but R is true.
Step-by-step solution
The correct order of covalent character is NaCl < LiCl < MgCl ₂ < BeCl ₂ . The covalent character depends on small size as well as more + ve charge on cation.