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MHT CET 202622 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
22 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

MHT CET 2026 · 22 April · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Which of the following is the decreasing order of covalent...

Which of the following is the decreasing order of covalent character of alkali metal halides?

Options

  1. AMF>MCl>MBr>MI\text{MF} > \text{MCl} > \text{MBr} > \text{MI}
  2. BMF>MCl>MI>MBr\text{MF} > \text{MCl} > \text{MI} > \text{MBr}
  3. CMI>MBr>MCl>MF\text{MI} > \text{MBr} > \text{MCl} > \text{MF}
  4. DMCl>MI>MBr>MF\text{MCl} > \text{MI} > \text{MBr} > \text{MF}

Correct answer

C. MI>MBr>MCl>MF\text{MI} > \text{MBr} > \text{MCl} > \text{MF}

Step-by-step solution

According to Fajan's rules, the covalent character of an ionic compound increases with the polarizability of the anion.

The polarizability of an anion increases with an increase in its size.

For halide ions, the ionic size increases down the group in the order: \textF−<Cl−<Br−<\textI−\textF^{-} < \text{Cl}^{-} < \text{Br}^{-} < \textI^{-}.

Therefore, the polarizability of the halide ions and the covalent character of the corresponding alkali metal halides increase in the same order.

The decreasing order of covalent character is MI>MBr>MCl>MF\text{MI} > \text{MBr} > \text{MCl} > \text{MF}.

Answer: MI>MBr>MCl>MF\text{MI} > \text{MBr} > \text{MCl} > \text{MF}
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