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please explain inert pair effect with example

please explain inert pair effect with example

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bharat bajaj IIT Delhi
askIITians Faculty 122 Points
9 years ago
The term inert pair effect is often used in relation to the increasing stability of oxidation states that are 2 less than the group valency for the heavier elements of groups 13, 14, 15 and 16.
As an example in group 13 the +1 oxidation state of Tl is the most stable and TlIII compounds comparatively rare. The stability increases in the following sequence:[2]

AlI < GaI < InI < TlI.
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Bharat Bajaj
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MANOJ
37 Points
9 years ago
sir but why the stability increases ?

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