Which of the following compound of group-14 elements would you expect to be ionic in character?

{C C l}_{4}

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{S i C l}_{4}

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{P b C l}_{2}

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{P b C l}_{4}

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Solution

The correct option is B ${P b C l}_{2}$
$P b C l_{2}$ is most ionic because on going down the group the metallic character increases and also the inert pair effect predominates. Higher the oxidation state, more is the covalent character.

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