Some of the Group 2 metal halides are covalent and soluble in organic solvents. Among the following metal halides, the one which is soluble in ethanol is

(i) BeCl₂

(ii) MgCl₂

(iii) CaCl₂

(iv) SrCl₂

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Payal Gupta | Contributor-Level 10

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This is a multiple choice type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar

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BeCl₂ is covalent in nature due to the high polarising power of beryllium (+2) ion. On moving down the group, as the size increases, covalent nature decreases. Therefore, beryllium chloride being most covalent i

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Some of the Group 2 metal halides are covalent and soluble in organic solvents. Among the following metal halides, the one which is soluble in ethanol is (i) BeCl2 (ii) MgCl2 (iii) CaCl2 (iv) SrCl2

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