Chemistry, asked by drrahulkumarkv, 10 months ago

explain what is inert pair effect ? what are it's causes?​

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Answered by renuagrawal393
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The inert pair effect is the tendency of the two electrons in the outermost atomic s-orbital to remain unionized or unshared in compounds of post-transition metals.

The reason for this is the inertness of the inner s electrons due to poor shielding

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