Rationalize the given statements and give chemical reactions : Lead is known not to form an iodide, Pbl_4 .

Rationalize the given statements and give chemical reactions : Lead i

1.	Rationalize the given statements and give chemical reactions : Lead is known not to form an iodide, Pbl_4 .
Answer» Solution : LEAD is known not to form Pbl. `Pb^(+4)`is oxidising in NATURE and `I^-` is reducing in nature. A combination of Pb(IV) and iodide ion is not STABLE. Iodide ion is STRONGLY reducing in nature. Pb(IV) oxidises `I^-` to `I_2` and itself gets reduced to Pb(II). `PbI_4to PbI_2 + I_2`