Statement 1: SiF62− is known but SiCl62− is not.Statement 2: Size of fluorine is small and its lone pair of electrons interacts with d-orbitals of Si strongly.
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a
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
b
Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
c
Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
d
Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
SiCl6 2- does not exist as smaller Si cannot accommodate six large Cl- ions because of steric hindrance. Statement 2 is correct statement.