The stability of dihalides of Si, Ge, Sn and Pb increases steadily in the sequence
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a
GeX2
b
SiX2
c
SiX2
d
PbX2
answer is C.
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Detailed Solution
Due to inert-pair effect in Group 14, stability of +2 state increases and that of + 4 state decreases as we go down the group. Thus,SiCl2GeCl4>SnCl4>PbCl4 Thus, correct.