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JEE Main 2015 · 11 Apr · Shift 1, Chemistry question 44

Which of the alkaline earth metal halides given below is essentially covalent in nature ?

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Answer and worked solution

Official answer: B

The small, highly polarising BeX2+\ce{Be^2+} makes BeClX2\ce{BeCl2} essentially covalent.