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p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

JEE Main · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

Which is true for an element X ~present in the~ 13 ^ th & group of...

Which is true for an element XX~present in the~13th{13}^{th}& group of the periodic table?

Options

  1. AIt is a gas at room temperature.
  2. BIt has oxidation state of +4+ 4.
  3. CIt forms an oxide of formula X2O3{X}_{2}{O}_{3}.
  4. DIt forms a chloride of formula XCl2{XCl}_{2}.

Correct answer

C. It forms an oxide of formula X2O3{X}_{2}{O}_{3}.

Step-by-step solution

The elements of group−13- 13 of the periodic table are solids (examples: B,AlB, Al, etc.) at room temperature.

They have a common oxidation state of +3+ 3 (as they have three valence electrons in the outermost shell).
So, they form an oxide of formula X2O3{X}_{2}{O}_{3} from the ions X3+X^{3 +} and O2−O^{2 -}.~

It forms a metal chloride of formula XCl3{XCl}_{3}~and dimer X2Cl6{X}_{2}{Cl}_{6}& as the octet state, which accounts for stability& is not fulfilled for the metal in the monomer.

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