Test Academy | The charge/size ratio of a cation determines its polarizing power. Which one of the following sequences represents the increasing order of the polarizing order of the polarizing power of the cationic species, K+, Ca++, Mg2+, Be2+? Ca2+ < Mg2+ < Be+ < K+, Mg2+ < Be2+ < K+ < Ca2+, Be2+ < K+ < Ca2+ < Mg2+, K+ < Ca2+ < Mg2+

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The charge/size ratio of a cation determines its polarizing power. Which one of the following sequences represents the increasing order of the polarizing order of the polarizing power of the cationic species, K+, Ca++, Mg2+, Be2+?

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Ca2+ < Mg2+ < Be+ < K+
Mg2+ < Be2+ < K+ < Ca2+
Be2+ < K+ < Ca2+ < Mg2+
K+ < Ca2+ < Mg2+ < Be2+

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