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Why
is BiH3
the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of
Group 15
elements?
Why is BiH3 the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of
Group 15 elements?
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Solution
As
we move down a group, the atomic size increases and the stability of
the hydrides of group 15 elements decreases. Since the stability of
hydrides decreases on moving from NH3
to BiH3,
the reducing character of the hydrides increases on moving from NH3
to BiH3.
As we move down a group, the atomic size increases and the stability of the hydrides of group 15 elements decreases. Since the stability of hydrides decreases on moving from NH3 to BiH3, the reducing character of the hydrides increases on moving from NH3 to BiH3.
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