The charge/size ratio of a cation determines its polarizing power. Which one of the following sequences represents the increasing order of the polarizinig order of the polarizing power of the cationic species, {\K}^{+}, {\Ca}^{2+}, {\Mg}^{2+}, {\Be}^{2+} ?

Question

The charge/size ratio of a cation determines its polarizing power. Which one of the following sequences represents the increasing order of the polarizinig order of the polarizing power of the cationic species,  {\K}^{+},  {\Ca}^{2+},  {\Mg}^{2+},  {\Be}^{2+} ?

Examsnet · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer is : K+<Ca2+<Mg2+<Be2+

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