Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their covalent character:

           (A) LiCl
            (B) NaCl

          (C) KCl

           (D) CsCl

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

<p>Covalent character is <span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <mi>L</mi> <mi>i</mi> <mi>C</mi> <mi mathvariant="script">l</mi> <mo>&gt;</mo> <mi>N</mi> <mi>a</mi> <mi>C</mi> <mi mathvariant="script">l</mi> <mo>&gt;</mo> <mi>K</mi> <mi>C</mi> <mi mathvariant="script">l</mi> <mo>&gt;</mo> <mi>C</mi> <mi>s</mi> <mi>C</mi> <mi mathvariant="script">l</mi> <mo>.</mo> </mrow> </math> </span>&lt;!- [if gte mso 9]>&lt;xml&gt; <o:OLEObject Type="Embed" ProgID="Equation.DSMT4" ShapeID="_x0000_i1025" DrawAspect="Content" ObjectID="_1814280986"> </o:OLEObject>&lt;/xml&gt;&lt;! [endif]-&gt;&nbsp;As the cationic size increases polarization decreases.</p>

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