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  4. The covalent alkaline earth metal halide (X = Cl, Br, I) is :

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Q. The covalent alkaline earth metal halide ($X = Cl, Br, I$) is :

JEE MainJEE Main 2019The s-Block Elements

Solution:

As we move down the group in the alkaline earth metal the ionic characteristics increases and the covalent characteristics decreases.
Thus, $BeX _{2}$ shows the covalent characteristics.