Question

Sncl2 is ionic but sncl4 is covalent

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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● Explanation -
- In SnCl2, Sn2+ ion is quite big and thus forms ionic bond with Cl-.
- SnCl2 is highly soluble in water and forms ions in aqueous soln.
- In SnCl4, Sn4+ has 1 subshell less than that of Sn2+, hence it's smaller ion. Thus it forms covalent bond.
- As SnCl4 is insoluble in water, it won't dissociate.


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