Does Fajans' rules apply to lithium iodide?

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asked Aug 3, 2017 in Chemistry by HariOm Vaja (2,713 points) 4 30 138

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answered Aug 3, 2017 by Annu Priya (18,055 points) 24 45 84

Lithium (1+) has a relatively small charge density (as it is quite large, and low charge), and that Iodine is large and has a high charge. So according to Fajans rules, then the Iodine is easily polarized.

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