Arrange BeCl2,MgCl2,CaCl2,SrCl2andBaCl2 according to their increasing tendency of hydrolysis :
A
BaCl2<SrCl2<CaCl2<MgCl2<BeCl2
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B
SrCl2<BaCl2<CaCl2<MgCl2<BeCl2
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C
BaCl2<SrCl2<CaCl2<BeCl2<MgCl2
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D
BeCl2<MgCl2<CaCl2<SrCl2<BaCl2
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Solution
The correct option is ABaCl2<SrCl2<CaCl2<MgCl2<BeCl2 The increasing tendency of hydrolysis of alkaline earth metal chlorides is BaCl2<SrCl2<CaCl2<MgCl2<BeCl2. The covalent character and the amount of hydrolysis decreases from beryllium chloride to barium chloride. Thus only BeCl2 and MgCl2 get hydrolyzed due to their covalent nature. Other halides do not get hydrolyzed.