The order of increasing polarisability of the halide ions is A) F-, Cl-, Br-, I- B) I-, Br-, Cl-, - Chemistry - Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Question

The order of increasing polarisability of the halide ions is

A) F-, Cl-, Br-,
I-
B) I-, Br-, Cl-,
F-
C) Cl-, Br-, I-,
F-
D) F-, I-, Br-, Cl-
and why?

Priya G N · Accepted Answer

As the size of the halogen ions increases, larger will be its ionic
radius and greater will be its charge (increase in deformability of
its electron cloud or its softness) and more polarisable will be
the halide ion Hence as the size of the halogens increases down the
group, polarisability of the halogens increases down the group The
increasing polarisability order of the halide ions is:

A) F- < Cl- < Br-, I-

The order of increasing polarisability of the halide ions is A) F-, Cl-, Br-, I- B) I-, Br-, Cl-, F- C) Cl-, Br-, I-, F- D) F-, I-, Br-, Cl- and why?

The order of increasing polarisability of the halide ions is

A) F^-, Cl^-, Br^-, I^-

B) I^-, Br^-, Cl^-, F^-

C) Cl^-, Br^-, I^-, F^-

D) F^-, I^-, Br^-, Cl^- and why?