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JEE Advanced 2008 Chemistry question

ChemistryThe p-Block ElementsJEE Advanced 2008

STATEMENT-1: Pb compounds are stronger oxidizing agents than Sn compounds.

STATEMENT-2: The higher oxidation states for the group 14 elements are more stable for the heavier members of the group due to 'inert pair effect'.

Answer: (C)

Solution

For Pb, +2 is more stable, so Pb4+ is a strong oxidizer (reduces easily to Pb2+); Statement-1 is true. But inert

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