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According to Fajans' First Rule, covalent character is promoted when a small, highly charged cation is combined with a
large, highly charged anion
According to Fajans' Second Rule, covalent character is increased when an ion has
a large size
According to Fajans' Third Rule, the presence of a central atom with a high charge can
increase covalent character
Fajans' First Rule states that covalent character is promoted when a small, highly charged cation is combined with a
large, highly charged anion
Fajans' Second Rule states that covalent character is increased when an ion has
a large size
Test your knowledge of Fajans' First Rule and the relative sizes of ions with this quiz. Learn how smaller, highly charged cations and larger, highly charged anions affect the covalent character of compounds.
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