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Give reason for the following : PbCl_(4) is more covalent than PbCl_(2). |
| Answer» Solution :Due to high oxidising power, halogens combine directly with most metals to FORM their corresponding halides . But if the metal exhibit more than one oxidation STATES the halide in higher oxidation state will be more covalent than the one in LOWER oxidation state. Therefore `PbCl_(2)` is more covalent than `PbCl_(2)` because Pb exhibits more than one oxidation states . | |