JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: 14 TH GROUP ELEMENTS (P-BLOCK)

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Which of the following does not exist

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Correct option: A

SiCl_6^{ - 2}

Option A (

SiCl_6^{ - 2}

) is correct because Silicon, due to its smaller size and lack of available d-orbitals for bonding, cannot accommodate six large chloride ions around it.

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Newton’s alloy contains : Which is pyrosilicate :- Commercially important ore of lead is: Assertion:

{SiF}_6^{2-}

is known but

{SiCl}_6^{2-}

is not

Reason: Size of fluorine is small and its lone pair of electrons interacts with

d

-orbitals of

Si

strongly. The correct statement with respect to carbon monoxide is: In general, silicones: