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johncena
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According to my textbook,inert pair effect has two definitions
1:-The occurence of oxidation state which is two units less than the group oxidation is called inert pair effect.
2:-The reluctance of s-electrons to take part in bond formation is called inert pair effect.
But both the definitions are seeming very different with each other.
What is the reason behind inert pair effect?
1:-The occurence of oxidation state which is two units less than the group oxidation is called inert pair effect.
2:-The reluctance of s-electrons to take part in bond formation is called inert pair effect.
But both the definitions are seeming very different with each other.
What is the reason behind inert pair effect?