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  • August 27, 2011 at 8:14 am #307
    ahwriter
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    3. What are the consequences of inert pair effect on the valency of p-block elements?

    August 27, 2011 at 8:15 am #8867
    Aakanksha
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    This effect causes the occurrences of oxidation states two unit less than the group oxidation states. However, the oxidation state two units less than the group oxidation state become progressively more stable for the heavier elements in each group.

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