The correct order of decreasing ionic character is
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a
BaCl2>CaCl2>MgCl2>BeCl2
b
BaCl2>MgCl2>CaCl2>BeCl2
c
BeCl2>MgCl2>CaCl2>BaCl2
d
BaCl2>BeCl2>CaCl2>MgCl2
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
Apply Fajans' rule, charge on the cation is same and the anion is common in all the compounds, so the size of cation will decide the ionic character or the ionic character down group 2, increases. So, the order is as given in (1).