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Q.

Compound having lowest melting point.

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a

MgCl2

b

BeCl2

c

CaCl2

d

SrCl2

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The covalent molecule beryllium chloride (BeCl2) is not ionic. This is mostly because beryllium lacks cations due to its tiny size and high relative ionisation energy (900 kJ/mol). Instead, it just draws a bonding pair of electrons to itself.
Since beryllium chloride has a considerably lower boiling point than water, it must be covalent since it cannot contain ions. On the other hand, for such a tiny covalent molecule, the melting point is surprisingly high.
Hence correct option is A

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