
Fajans' rule states that a compound with low positive charge, large cation and small anion has covalent bond where as a compound with high positive charge, small cation and large anion are ionic bonded.

Important Questions on Chemical Bonding


Order of Covalent bond;
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

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


Find out the correct order of ionic character in the following molecules


Arrange the following in increasing order of their covalent character.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their covalent character :
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Which of the following statements are correct ?
(A) Both and are soluble in ethanol.
(B) The oxides and combine with excess of oxygen to give superoxide.
(C) is less soluble in water than other alkali metal fluorides.
(D) is more soluble in water than other alkali metal oxides.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below






K+ , Ca2+ , Mg2+ , Be2+ , ?





