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Which out of `Na^(+) and Mg^(+)` ion, has greater polarising power and why?

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`Mg^(+)` has greater polarising power and this is because it has greater charge and smaller size than that of `Na^(+)` i.e., it has greater value of charge to radius ratio.
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