Sulphur hexa Fluoride is less reactive than sulphur tetra fluoride. Explain.
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Solution
Sulfur hexafluoride is less reactive than sulfur tetrafluoride because in the central atom is attached to 6 Fluorine atoms and hence are sterically hindered for a reaction while in case of the central atom is attached to only 4 atoms of F making it less sterically hindered and the lone pair on it increases its reactivity