MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEJEE Mains 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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