Question

Which of the following has the highest ionic character?
Choices:
[ A ]
MgCl2
[ B ]
CaCl2
[ C ]
BaCl2
[ D ]
BeCl2

Answer 1

Answer:

BaCl2 has the highest ionic character because Ba has the highest metallic character.

Answer 2

Answer:

option "D" is the right answer

i will give u the right explanation

The cation with the smallest electronegativity is Barium, so BaCl2 has the largest difference in electronegativity; which also means that it has the highest ionic character. So, in the given set, the order of increasing ionic character is as follows: BeCl2<MgCl2<CaCl2<BaCl2 . In the given set, the anions are all same.