Which of the following compounds of elements in group IV is expected to be most ionic?

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$\begin{aligned} {PbCl}_{4} \end{aligned}$

${CCl}_{4}$

${SiCl}_{4}$

$\begin{aligned} {PbCl}_{2} \end{aligned}$

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The most ionic character will be in ${PbCl}_{2}$ .
This is because $Pb$ is in an oxidation state of +2 here, but non-metals in all other options have a charge of +4.
According to Fagan's rule, the covalent nature of the bond will be higher the more charged the cation is.
${PbCl}_{2}$ will have the most ionic property since its cation has a low charge.
Hence, the option A is correct.

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