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Which is not correct for covalent character?

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a

SbCl5>SbCl3

b

CaCl2>ZnCl2

c

UF6>UF4

d

SnCl4>SnCl2

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Covalent character is inversely correlated with cation size and directly proportional to charge. As a result ZnCl2 and CaCl2 are more covalent than AgCl because they have a +2 charge on the cation compared to AgCl's +1 charge. The size of zinc is less than that of cadmium. This makes it more divisive 

CaCl2>ZnCl2 (covalent character)

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Which is not correct for covalent character?