The heavier elements of groups 13 and 14 besides the group oxidation state exhibit another oxidationstate which is two units lower than the group oxidationstate and the stability of this lower oxidation state increases down the group. This conceptwhich is commonly called inert pair effect has been used to explainmany physical and chemical properties of the elementof these groups. The strongest reductant among the following is

The heavier elements of groups 13 and 14 besides the group oxidation s

1.	The heavier elements of groups 13 and 14 besides the group oxidation state exhibit another oxidationstate which is two units lower than the group oxidationstate and the stability of this lower oxidation state increases down the group. This conceptwhich is commonly called inert pair effect has been used to explainmany physical and chemical properties of the elementof these groups. The strongest reductant among the following is
Answer» `GeCl_(2)` `SnCl_(2)` `PbCl_(2)` `SnCl_(4)` Solution :`+4` oxidation state of Ge is more STABLE than that of Sn, therefore, STRONGEST REDUCANT is GeCl_(2)`