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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: 14 TH GROUP ELEMENTS (P-BLOCK)
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Assertion: is known but is not
Reason: Size of fluorine is small and its lone pair of electrons interacts with -orbitals of strongly.
Reason: Size of fluorine is small and its lone pair of electrons interacts with -orbitals of strongly.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Option A (If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because the small size of fluorine allows for effective interaction of its lone pairs with the d-orbitals of silicon, stabilizing the ion, while the larger size of chlorine prevents this in .