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  4. Statement 1: NaCl is more ionic than NaI. Statement 2: Chlorine is more electronegative than iodine.

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Q. Statement 1: $NaCl$ is more ionic than NaI.
Statement 2: Chlorine is more electronegative than iodine.

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

$NaCl$ is more ionic than $NaI$ because $Cl ^{-}$is less polarised in comparison to $I ^{-}$.