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Chemistry Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure General Comprehension
Published on: August 14, 2026

According to Fajan covalency is favoured by :

(i) Small size of cation

(ii) Large size of anion

(iii) High charge on cation, anion or both

(iv) Cation with non-noble gas configuration

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(I)

NaF, NaCl, NaBr, NaI

(i)

Size of cation increases

(P)

Covalent character increases

(II)

NaCl, MgCl2, AlCl3

(ii)

Size of anion increases

(Q)

Ionic character increases

(III)

MgCO3, CaCO3, SrCO3, BaCO3

(iii)

Charge on anion increases

(R)

Melting point increases

(IV)

LiOH, NaOH, KOH, RbOH

(iv)

Charge density decreases (Magnitude)

(S)

Solubility increases

(i) Which of the following combination is incorrect ?

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(i)c (ii)d (iii)d

Sol. (i to iii)

NaF, NaCl, NaBr, NaI

Size of anion increases

Polarisation of anion increases

Covalent character increases

Melting point decreases

NaCl, MgCl 2 , AlCl 3

Size of cation decreases

Charge on cation increases

Charge density of cation increases

Polarising power increases

Covalent character increases

MgCO 3 , CaCO 3 , SrCO 3 , BaCO 3

Size of cation increases

Charge density on cation decreases

Ionic character increases

Solubility decreases

LiOH, NaOH, KOH, RbOH

Size of cation increases

Charge density decreases

Ionic character increases

Solubility increases

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