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Group 14 or carbon family
Question

Which is likely to show inert pair effect? 

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Solution

Inert pair effect is the name given to tendency of electrons present in the outer most s sub shell of post-transition metals, like Pb, Bi etc. do not undergo ionisation, and to remain unshared. This is most stated in Groups 13, 14 and 15.

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