Some ionic compounds show partial covalent character, because the cation distorts the electron cloud of the anion. Read two statements on what makes this distortion larger. Statement I: For cations of similar size and the same charge, a cation with the configuration $(n-1)d^n ns^0$ polarises an anion more than one with the noble gas configuration $ns^2np^6$. Statement II: A larger anion holds its outer electrons more tightly, so the covalent character falls as the anion becomes larger.