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ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

In the alkaline earth metals, the element forming predominantly covalent compound is

Answer: (D)

Solution

Covalent character of a metal compound increases as the cation becomes smaller and more polarising (Fajans' rule). Among the alkaline earth metals, Be, being by far the smallest with the highest charge density,

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