JEE Main Chemistry question

The reducing power of divalent species decreases in the order:

(A)Ge > Sn > PbCorrect
(B)Sn > Ge > Pb
(C)Pb > Sn > Ge
(D)None of these

Answer: (A)

Solution

The inert pair effect makes the most stable (least easily oxidised to , hence weakest reducing agent), while , having the weakest inert pair effect among

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Question ID VK-138831