Covalent Character of Ionic Bonds and Polar Character of Covalent Bond

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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

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A metal, M forms chlorides in its   +2  and   +4  Oxidation states. Which of the following statements about these chlorides is correct?

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

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AlCl3 is an electron deficient compound but AlF3 is not. This is because

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

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Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl2 and MgCl2, the compounds with the greatest and the least ionic character, respectively, are.

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

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Select the correct pair of ions having highest % of polarising power and polarisability nature.

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Which of the following order is incorrect about solubility ?

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Metal hydrides are ionic, covalent or molecular in nature. Among LiH,NaH,KH,RbH,CsH, the correct order of increasing ionic character is :

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According to Fajan's rule, ionic character increases for :

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Compound which is maximum soluble in organic solvent is :-

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Polarisation is not a cause of colour/colour intensity in which of the following set of species:-