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What is inert pair effect in chemistry ?
Inert pair
effect
is generally exhibited by some heavier nucleus p-block elements [ such as,
Tl, Sn, Pb, Bi, Po etc ] with common
molecular formula ns2 np1-6
.
These
elements have a less tendency to leave their outer most s-electrons at the time of chemical reaction.
That
is, the electron present in the outer most s-orbital
, does not participate in the formation of a chemical bond.
The
tendency of this two s-electron to
stayed inert, is called inert paireffect.
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Inert pair effect examples in chemistry
Some
p-block elements, such as thullium(Tl),polonium(Po),
tin ( Sn ), lead (Pb), bismuth ( Bi )
etc exhibit Inert pair effect .
The
‘5s’ electron of tin and ‘6s’
electrons of lead and bismuth have a tendency to main inert due to inert pair effect.
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What is the cause of inert pair effect in chemistry
Some p-block elements, such as, Polonium
(Po),tin( Sn ), lead(Pb) and bismuth ( Bi ), exhibit variable electro-valency due to inert pair effect.
In
this type of elements, the main valency is equal to the number of electrons
present in the p-sub shell of the
outer most shell.
From
their electronic arrangement, it has been found that, these type of elements
contain inner ‘d’ or ‘f’ electrons.
Now,
due to poor shielding effect of ‘d’ or ‘f’ orbitals, the effective nuclear charge on outer most
‘s’-electrons act strongly.
That is, the nucleus bind or pull the ‘s’-electrons
strongly.
Consequently,
this two ‘s’-electrons show a lesstendency to participate in
chemical reaction. That is, the two ‘s’-electrons
remain inert basically.
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What is consequences of inert pair effect in chemistry
As
a result of inert pair effect, many physical and chemical properties of the
relating elements become changes.
The change of properties of elements and
compounds due to inert pair effect are discussed below.
(
I ) Stability of elements and compounds
changes due to inert pair effect.
For
example, SnCl2 compound is more stable than SnCl4compound.
Because,
in the formation of SnCl2 compound, ‘Sn’ metal utilize two
‘5p’-electrons only.
While,
in the formation of SnCl4 compound, ‘Sn’ metal used both ‘5s’ and
‘5p’ electrons.
But,
‘5s’ electron of ‘Sn’ is not available for compound formation due to inert pair
effect. Hence, SnCl4 compound becomes unstable.
(
II ) Inert pair effect cause the variable valency of elements.
For
example, both tin and lead show +2 and +4 oxidation state due to inert pair
effect. ‘Tl’ element shows +3 and +1 oxidation state for same cause.
(
III ) Inert pair effect, influence the oxidizing and reducing properties of
compounds.
For
example, +5 oxidation state of Bi is less stable than +3 oxidation state
of bismuth element.
For this reason, Bi
( V ) compound, [ BiF5 ] act as a strong oxidizing agent .
It
oxidized the other reducing substance readily, and changes its oxidation state
from +5 to more stable +3.
( IV )
Inert pair effect, affect their melting and boiling point of elements.
For
example, the melting and boiling point of polonium [Po] is less than ‘Te’ .
Generally,
the melting and boiling point of group 16th elements increase with
increase their atomic number from down the group.
Now,
‘Po’-element contain maximum number of ‘d’ and ‘f’ electrons. So, the inert
pair effect becomes more effective for ‘Po’ than ‘Te’ .
As
a result, the ‘6s’-electron of ‘Po’ is less available than ‘5s’-electron of
‘Te’.
Hence,
in case of polonium, the inter-atomic Vander waal’s force of attraction is than
tellurium .
Consequently,
the melting and boiling point of polonium is less than tellurium.
Summary:
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What is inert
pair effect in chemistry ?
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Examples of inert
pair effect in chemistry
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What is the cause
of inert pair effect in chemistry ?
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What is
consequences of inert pair effect in chemistry ?
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