JEE Main 20241 FebruaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2024
- Date
- 1 February
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
JEE Main 2024 · 1 February · Evening Shift · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
The strongest reducing agent amont the following is:
The strongest reducing agent amont the following is:
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
The reducing character of the hydrides of Group elements increases from to (Bismuthine) because the reducing character depends upon the stability of the hydride.The greater the unstability of hydride,the greater is the its reducing character. Since,the is the least stable (because the size of central atom is greatest & therefore its tendency to form stable covalent bond with small hydrogen atom decreases,as a result the bond strength decreases) in this series,hence the reducing character increases.