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

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Assertion:

{Pb}^{4+}

can be reduced easily to

{Pb}^{2+}.

Reason:

{Pb}^{2+}

is paramagnetic.

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Correct option: C

A is true but R is false

Option C (A is true but R is false) is correct because

{Pb}^{4+}

can be reduced easily to

{Pb}^{2+}

due to the inert pair effect, but

{Pb}^{2+}

is diamagnetic, not paramagnetic.

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