JEE Main Chemistry question

The polarising ability of which one of the following is highest?

(A)Small highly positive ionCorrect
(B)Large positive ion
(C)Large highly negative ion
(D)Large negative ion

Answer: (A)

Solution

By Fajan's rules, polarising power (the ability of a cation to distort the electron cloud of a neighbouring anion) increases with increasing charge and

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