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Give reason for the following observations: - (i) The decreasing stability of +3 oxidation state with increasing atomic number in group 13. (ii) Molten aluminium bromide is a poor conductor of electricity. |
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Answer» (i) it is due inert pair effect. (ii) Molten AlBr3 is poor conductor of electricity because it is a covalent compound. Therefore, it does not contain free Al3+ or Br− ions to conduct electricity. |
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