Which one of the following compounds of Groups-14 elements is not known?
A
[GeCl6]2−
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B
[SiF6]2−
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C
[Sn(OH)6]2−
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D
[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.