Application of Fajan's Rule
Asked by Aaradhya Kapoor · 2 years ago
How does Fajan's Rule explain the covalent character in ionic compounds?
1 Answer
According to Fajan's Rule, a cation with a high charge density can distort the electron cloud of an anion, inducing a covalent character. For example, AlCl3, which is expected to be ionic, shows significant covalent character.
NEET Faculty · 2 years ago
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