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Give the reason:Stability of +1 oxidation state progressively increases for the heavier element of group 13. |
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Answer» The stability of +1 oxidation state progressively increases for the heavier element of group 13 due to inert pair effect in which on moving down the group, due to poor shielding effect of intervening d and f orbitals, the increased effective nuclear charge holds ns electrons tightly and thereby, restricting their participation in bonding and only p-orbital electron may be involved in bonding. |
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