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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Which of the following does not exist?

  1. A \(\left[\mathrm{GeCl}_6\right]^{2-}\)
  2. B \(\left[\mathrm{SiF}_6\right]^{2-}\)
  3. C \(\left[\mathrm{SiCl}_6\right]^2\)
  4. D \(\left[\mathrm{Sn}(\mathrm{OH})_6\right]^{2-}\)
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(C) \(\left[\mathrm{SiCl}_6\right]^2\)

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\(\left[\mathrm{SiCl}_6\right]^{-2}\) does not exist because six large chloride ions can not fit around the smaller \(\mathrm{Si}^{4+}\) ion, causing repulsion between ions. The other species…