JEE Main 2007 — Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties Question with Solution
JEE Main 2007
Question
The stability of dihalides of and increases steadily in the sequence
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
Due to inert pair effect, the stability of oxidation state increases as we move down this group.
Hence, (C) is correct.
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