Question

Which is more ionic SnCl2 or SnCl4?​

Answer 1

Answer ,

SnCl2 is more ionic than SnCl4 :

Reason :

According to Fajan rule compound with more charge has higher tendency to polarise the surrounding atom which tends to introduce a covalent character in molecule. As SnCl4 show Sn 4+ oxidation state and tends to have higher positive charge and its size is smaller than Sn 2+ i.e Sn4 + polarise Cl- more than the Sn2+ ion i.e SnCl4 is covalent in nature. Hence SnCl2 is ionic whereas SnCl4 is covalent.

Answer 2

Yes,SnCl4 has more covalent character than SnCl2 . ... You can also say this as SnCl2 is more ionic than SnCl4, as SnCl2 can easily dissociate into its ions when in aqueous form ( strong electrolyte ) while SnCl4 partially dissociates making it a weak electrolyte.

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