AP EAMCET202119 Aug 2021Evening ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
The incorrect statement among the following is /are
Options
- ANCl 5 does not exist while PCl 5 does
- BPb prefers to form tetravalent compounds
- CThe three C - O bonds are equal in the CO 3 2 - ion
- DBoth O 2 + and NO are paramagnetic
Correct answer
B. Pb prefers to form tetravalent compounds
Step-by-step solution
NCl 5 does not exist while PCl 5 does because nitrogen does not have vacant d orbitals while phosphorous contains d orbitals. Pb shows the inert pair effect, due to this most of the lead compounds are divalent not tetravalent. All the bonds of CO 3 2 - are equal due to resonance effect. Both O 2 + and NO are paramagnetic due to the presence of unpaired electrons in their molecular orbitals. Hence, option B is not correct