Some of the Group 2 metal halides are covalent and soluble in organic solvents. Among the following metal halides, the one which is soluble in ethanol is

Options

A. `BeCl_(2)`
B. `MgCl_(2)`
C. `CaCl_(2)`
D. `SrCl_(2)`

Answer

A

Explanation

Ethanol is an organic compound i.e., of covalent character ''Like dissolve like''. To dissolve in ethanol the compound should have more covalent character. Beryllium halides have covalent character due to small size and high effective nuclear charge. Hence `BeCI_(2)` is most covalent among all other chlorides.