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Q.

Amongst LiCl, RbCl, BeCl, and MgCl2, the compounds with the greatest and least ionic character respectively are :

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a

LiCl and RbCl 

b

MgCl2 and BeCl2

c

RbCl and BeCl

d

RbCl and MgCl2

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

According to Fajan's rule, Size of cation Ionic character. Recall that size of metal (ion) increases while going down the group, and decreases on crossing the periods from left to right. Thus Rb+ (group I) is largest and Be2+(group II) is smallest in size. Hence RbCl has greatest, and BeCl2, has lowest ionic character. 

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