Most favorable conditions for the formation of ionic bonds are:

Question

Most favorable conditions for the formation of ionic bonds are: (A) large cation and small anion (B) large cation and large anion (C) small cation and small anion (D) small cation and large anion

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Large cation has lesser polarization power, whereas small anion is less polarizable.

Q. Most favorable conditions for the formation of ionic bonds are:

large cation and small anion

large cation and large anion

small cation and small anion

small cation and large anion

Large cation has lesser polarization power, whereas small anion is less polarizable.