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Why PbCl4 salt exist but PbI4 doesn't ?

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because Iodine has electronegativity value
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because I is a strong reducing agent
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because I2 is a gas
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because Iodine has large size
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Solution

The correct option is B because I is a strong reducing agent
PbI4 on dissociation form I which is strong reducing agents, so it gets oxidised to I2 and reduce Pb4+ to Pb2+ in both the cases. There is no such scenario in case of PbCl4 which justifies its existence.

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