Covalent Character of Ionic Bonds and Polar Character of Covalent Bond
Covalent Character of Ionic Bonds and Polar Character of Covalent Bond: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Polarization, Polarizability, Polarizing Power, Factors Affecting Polarization, Charge on Cation, Size of the Cation, Size of the Anion, Configuration of the Cation, Applications of Polarization, and Fajans' Rule.
Important Questions on Covalent Character of Ionic Bonds and Polar Character of Covalent Bond
A metal, M forms chlorides in its and Oxidation states. Which of the following statements about these chlorides is correct?

Based on lattice energy and other considerations which one of the following alkali metal chlorides is expected to have the highest melting point?

is an electron deficient compound but is not. This is because

Assertion Covalent character follows:
Reason According to Fajan's rules, covalent character of ionic compounds increases with decrease in size of cation.

Which of the following compounds is polar ?

Which of the alkaline earth metal halides given below is essentially covalent in nature?

Amongst , the compounds with the greatest and the least ionic character, respectively, are.

The most polarisable ion among the following is.

Choose the correct statement with reference to water and hydrogen peroxide.

The electronic configuration is _____.

Polarising action of on anion is stronger than that of because

Statement-I. is covalent whereas is ionic.
Statement-2. Greater the size of the cation, greater is its polarising power.

Incorrect option among the following is :

What is the correct order of decreasing polarisability of the following ions?

What will be the correct sequence of increasing covalent character ?

Predict the correct order of ionic radius.

Which option represents correct order of increasing covalent character of chlorides?

bond enthalpy is greater than bond, because:

The sequence of the polarizability of ions is

The solubility of is more than . Which of the following factor satisfy this statement?
