Among the following alkaline earth metal halides, one which is covalent and soluble in organic solvents is :

Beryllium chloride

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Calcium chloride

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Strontium chloride

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Magnesium chloride

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Solution

The correct option is A Beryllium chloride

Except for beryllium chloride all other chloride of alkaline earth metals are ionic in nature.

Due to small size of $B e$ , Beryllium chloride is essentially covalent and soluble in organic solvents.

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Among the following alkaline earth metal halides, one which is covalent and soluble in organic solvents is :

The correct option is A Beryllium chloride Except for beryllium chloride all other chloride of alkaline earth metals are ionic in nature. Due to small size of Be, Beryllium chloride is essentially covalent and soluble in organic solvents.

The correct option is A Beryllium chloride

Except for beryllium chloride all other chloride of alkaline earth metals are ionic in nature.

Due to small size of $B e$ , Beryllium chloride is essentially covalent and soluble in organic solvents.