Statement-I : LiCl is predominantly a covalent compound.\ Statement-II : Electronegativity differen

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Statement-I : LiCl is predominantly a covalent compound.\ Statement-II : Electronegativity difference between Li and Cl is too small.

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(b) : Statement-I is correct but statement-II is not correct. According to Fajan's rule, smaller the size of cation and larger the size of anion, greater is the polarising power and hence greater is the covalent character of ionic bond.\