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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Lead (II) chloride reacts with Cl2 to give PbCl4 ......

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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PbCl2 + Cl2 ———> PbCl4.
This is because Pb can show +2 oxidation state more easily than +4 due to inert pair effect.
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