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11.13     Rationalise the given statements and give chemical reactions :

      (b)  Lead(IV) chloride is highly unstable towards heat.

               

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On moving down the group the +4 oxidation of lead has less stable than +2 oxidation due to the inert pair effect. Thus on heating, the lead(IV) will be reduced to lead(II).

PbCl_4(l)\overset{\Delta }{\rightarrow}PbCl_2(s)+Cl_2(g)

 

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