define inert pair effect in simple words please! URGENT!
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The inert-pair effect is the tendency of the two electrons in the outermost atomic s-orbital to remain unshared in compounds of post-transition metals. ... The name suggests that the outermost s electrons are more tightly bound to the nucleus in these atoms, and therefore more difficult to ionize or share.
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inert pair effect means that outer electrons or electrons in the outermost shell of an atom remain unshared or cannot be ionized in a compound.
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