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Some of the group 2 metal halides are covalent and soluble in organic solutes. Among the following metal hallides the one which is solulble in ethanol (A) BeCl2 (B) MgCl2(C) CaCl2(D) SrCl2Give answer with reason.

Some of the group 2 metal halides are covalent and soluble in organic solutes. Among the following metal hallides the one which is solulble in ethanol (A) BeCl2 (B) MgCl2(C) CaCl2(D) SrCl2Give answer with reason.

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neelam
108 Points
6 years ago
BeCl2 is soluble in ethanol because when covalent bond formation take place due to the high elecrtonegativity difference b/w Be and Cl the bond becomes polar covalent bond. And as we know that ethanol is slightly polar and lol dissolved in like therefore BeCl2 dissolved in ethanol.

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