s-Block ElementsHard

Question

Among the alkaline earth metals, the element forming predominantly covalent compound is :

Options

A.Ba
B.Sr
C.Ca
D.Be

Solution

The oxide and other compounds of beryllium is more covalent than those formed by the heavier and large sized member (Ca, Sr, Ba) because of higher ionization energy on account of it′s small atomic size.

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