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Assertion (A): Covalent character follows: NaCl<MgCl2<BeCl2<LiCl
Reason (R): According to Fajan's rules, covalent character of ionic compounds increases with decrease in size of cation.

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Important Questions on Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

HARD

Which of the following statements are correct ?

(A) Both LiCl and MgCl2 are soluble in ethanol.

(B) The oxides Li2O and MgO combine with excess of oxygen to give superoxide.

(C) LiF is less soluble in water than other alkali metal fluorides.

(D) Li2O is more soluble in water than other alkali metal oxides.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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Highest covalent character is found in which of the following?
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Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their covalent character :

(A) LiCl

(B) NaCl

(C) KCl

(D) CsCl

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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The compound with more covalent character in the following is
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Find out the correct order of ionic character in the following molecules

i  SO2     ii  K2O     iii  N2    iv  LiF

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Choose the correct statement from the following :
HARD
The lattice energies of NaCl, NaF, KCl and RbCl follow the order
EASY
The melting points of (i) BeCl2 (ii) CaCl2and (iii)HgCl2 follows the order
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The most polarisable ion among the following is.
HARD

Order of Covalent bond;

A. KF>KI; LiF>KF

B. KF<KI; LiF>KF

C. SnCl4>SnCl2; CuCl>NaCl

D. LiF>KF; CuCl>NaCl

E. KF<KI; CuCl>NaCl

EASY
Which of the alkaline earth metal halides given below is essentially covalent in nature?
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The number of following factors which affect the percent covalent character of the ionic bond is______

A) Polarising power of cation

B) Extent of distortion of anion

C) Polarisability of the anion

D) Polarising power of anion

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Arrange the following in increasing order of their covalent character.

(A) CaF2

(B) CaCl2

(C) CaBr2

(D) CaI2

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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The formation of the oxide ion, O2-(g) , from oxygen atom requires first an exothermic and then an endothermic step as shown in below:

Og+e-O-g   ;  ΔfH=-141 kJ mol-1

O-g+e-O2- g ;  ΔfH=+780 kJ mol-1

Thus process of formation of O2- in gas phase is unfavourable though O2- is isoelectronic with neon. It is due to the fact that,
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Give a reason for the following:

Ionic compounds have a high melting point.

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Which of the following compounds contain(s) no covalent bond(s)?

KCl, PH3, O2, B2H6, H2SO4
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The covalent characters of CaCl2BaCl2,SrCl2 and MgCl2 follow the order :
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Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2 the compounds with the greatest and the least ionic character, respectively are :