CLASS 12 CHEMISTRY CHAPTER 7-THE P BLOCK ELEMENTS

Question1. Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides? Solution :In pentahalides, the oxidation state is +5 and in trihalides, the oxidation state is +3. Since the metal ion with a high charge has more polarizing power, pentahalides are more covalent than trihalides. Question2. Why is BiH3 the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of Group …

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