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According to Fajan's Rules, arrange and in increasing order of covalent character.Chemical Bonding Chemistry Question

Question

According to Fajan's Rules, arrange $LiCl, BeCl_2, BCl_3,$ and $CCl_4$ in increasing order of covalent character.

Answer: A

💡 Solution & Explanation

Covalent character increases with the polarizing power of the cation, which is proportional to charge/size ratio ($\phi$). As charge increases ($Li^+ < Be^{2+} < B^{3+} < C^{4+}$) and size decreases, polarizing power and covalent character increase.

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