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Which one of the following compounds of Groups-14 elements is not known?

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[GeCl6]2
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[SiF6]2
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[Sn(OH)6]2
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[SiCl6]2
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Solution

The correct option is D [SiCl6]2
[SiCl6]2 is not known. The main reasons are :
(i) six large chloride ions cannot be accommodated around Si4+ due to limitation of its size
(ii) Interaction between lone lone pair of chloride ion and Si4+ is not very strong.

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