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+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Be2+? (1)Mg2+,Be2+,K+,Ca2+ (2)Be2+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ (3)K+,Ca2+,Mg2+,Be2+ (4)Ca2+,Mg2+,Be2+,K+
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+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Be2+?
(1)Mg2+,Be2+,K+,Ca2+
(2)Be2+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+
(3)K+,Ca2+,Mg2+,Be2+
(4)Ca2+,Mg2+,Be2+,K+










