Polarisation involves the distortion of the shape of an anion by an adjacently placed cation. In this context, which of the following statements is correct?
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a
Maximum polarisation is brought about by a cation of high charge.
b
Minimum polarisation is brought about by a cation of low radius
c
A large cation is likely to bring about a high degree of polarisation
d
The polarising power of a cation is less than that of an anion
answer is A.
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smaller the size of cation ,larger charge on cation greater is polarising power of cationpolarising power of cation is greater than anion