Why is BeCl covalent and not ionic?
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Therefore cannot form ionic bond. Due to small size and high charge density Be, its polarizing power is maximum, since Be+2 ion essentially pull the electrons cloud from Cl- , such that the electrons pair are effectively shared. This give covalent character to BeCl2.
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Barium chloride is an ionic compound composed of one barium cation and two chlorine anions. In this case, chlorine will want to have a −1 oxidation state due to its high electronegativity.
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