Inert Pair Effect
Chemical Bonding of Class 11
INERT PAIR EFFECT
Heavier p-block and d-block elements show two oxidation states. One is equal to group number and second is group number minus two. For example Pb(5s25p2) shows two O.S, +II and +IV. Here +II is more stable than +IV which arises after loss of all four valence electrons. Reason - for more stability of +II 0.S. that 5s2 electrons are reluctant to participate in chemical bonding because bond energy released after the bond formation is less than that required to unpair these electrons (lead forms a weak covalent bond because of greater bond length)
- Introduction
- Electrovalency
- Covalency
- General Properties Of Ionic And Covalent Bonds
- CO-Ordinate Covalency
- Hybridization
- Vsepr Theory (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory)
- Rule For Determination Of Total Number Of Hybrid Orbitals
- Resonance
- Rules For Writing Resonating Structures
- Deviation From Ideal Behavior
- Factors Governing Polarization And Polarisability (Fajan's Rule)
- Dipole Moment In Aromatic Ring System
- Percentage Of Iconic Character
- Hydrogen Bonding
- Types Of Hydrogen Bonding
- Effect Of Hydrogen Bonding
- Importance Of Hydrogen Bonding In Biological Systems
- Intermolecular-Forces
- Molecular Orbital Theory
- Inert Pair Effect
- Back Bonding
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5