What causes inert pair effect to take place??????
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The inert pair effect is the tendency of the electrons in the outermost atomic s orbital to remain unionized or unshared in compounds of post-transition metals. ... The name suggests that the s electrons are more tightly bound to the nucleus and therefore more difficult to ionize...
The inert pair effect is the tendency of the electrons in the outermost atomic s orbital to remain unionized or unshared in compounds of post-transition metals. ... The name suggests that the s electrons are more tightly bound to the nucleus and therefore more difficult to ionize...
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Inert pair effect is mostly shown by the 15-17th group elements. That is, the oxidation state reduces by 2 for elements below ( A , S ), which is more stable than the other oxidation states. The reason for this is the inertness of the inner s electrons due to poor shielding.
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