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Out of all halides of cesium (Cs+):

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a

CsF has minimum covalent character

b

CsF has maximum lattice energy

c

CsI has maximum covalent character

d

all are correct

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Here, CsF (maximum lattice energy), CsI(maximum covalent character) and  CsF(has maximum covalent character). Because F is the most electronegative halogen, and because Cs and F have a strong electrostatic affinity, CsF has the greatest lattice energy.
The amount of polarization increases with the charge on the cation. Ion size shrinks as follows: Since Na+>Mg+2>Al+3>Si+4and Cl ion have the same size in all of these compounds, Si+4 will exhibit stronger polarization. SiCl4 will exhibit the most covalent nature as a result.
CsF has a stronger ionic bond due to the higher difference in electronegativity. According to Fajan's rule, the anion in CsF is much smaller than the cation. Ionic bonding will be quite strong and covalent character will be very low.
Hence, the option D is correct.

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