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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES

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The charge/size ratio of a cation determines its polarising power. Which one of the following sequences represents the increasing order of the polarising power of the cationic species, K+,Ca2+,Mg2+,Be2+{\mathrm{K}^ + },\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{a}^{2 + }},\mathrm{M}{\mathrm{g}^{2 + }},\mathrm{B}{\mathrm{e}^{2 + }}?
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Correct option: C
K+<Ca2+<Mg2+<Be2+{\mathrm{K}^ + } < C{\mathrm{a}^{2 + }} < M{\mathrm{g}^{2 + }} < B{\mathrm{e}^{2 + }}
Option C (K+<Ca2+<Mg2+<Be2+{\mathrm{K}^ + } < C{\mathrm{a}^{2 + }} < M{\mathrm{g}^{2 + }} < B{\mathrm{e}^{2 + }}) is correct because the polarizing power increases with increasing charge and decreasing size.

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