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Select the most ionic and most covalent compounds respectively from the following: CrO 5 , Mn 2 O 7 , PbO, Fe 2 O 3 , SnO 2
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As anion is same, the covalent character in ionic compound will depend upon the size and charge on the cation. According to fajan's rule, Covalent nature oc charge on cation PbO is most ionic as it has Pb 2+ and Mn 2 O 7 is most covalent as it has Mn +7
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