Assertion: The increasing order of covalent character among the given compounds is

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Assertion: The increasing order of covalent character among the given compounds is HgCl2<CdCl2<ZnCl2\mathrm{HgCl_2}<\mathrm{CdCl_2}<\mathrm{ZnCl_2}. Reason: The order of size of cations is Zn2+<Cd2+<Hg2+\mathrm{Zn^{2+}}<\mathrm{Cd^{2+}}<\mathrm{Hg^{2+}}.

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