Question

Explain why sncl4 is more covalent than sncl2

Answer 1

Answer:

According to Fazan's rule,smaller the size of an atom higher will be its polarising capacity. As we can see, in SnCl4 and SnCl2, the oxidation states of Sn are +4 and +2 respectively(this shows Sn in SnCl4 is smaller than Sn in SnCl2). That's the reason behind the higher covalent nature of Sncl

Answer 2

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According to Fazan's rule,smaller the size of an atom higher will be its polarising capacity. As we can see, in SnCl4 and SnCl2, the oxidation states of Sn are +4 and +2 respectively(this shows Sn in SnCl4 is smaller than Sn in SnCl2). That's the reason behind the higher covalent nature of Sncl

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