MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryInorganic ChemistryPeriodic PropertiesPrevious Year Questions
The compound not acting as a reducing agent is (Manipal 2014)
A.SO₂
B.SeO₂
C.TeO₂✓ Correct
D.All of these
Explanation
Group 16 elements are O, S, Se, Te. Due to inert pair effect, stability of +4, +6 oxidation state decreases on moving down the group. Hence, Te⁴⁺ is more stable than Te⁶⁺ . Hence, TeO₂ will act as an oxidizing agent and not as reducing agent.
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