JEE Main Chemistry question

The correct increasing order of covalent character is:

(A)Correct
(B)
(C)
(D)

Answer: (A)

Solution

By Fajans' rule, covalent character increases as the cation becomes smaller and more highly charged (greater polarising power). Among , and , is largest and least polarising (least covalent), is smaller (more

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