Answer
The inert pair effect
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The inert pair effect is the tendency of the electrons in the outermost atomic s orbital to remain unionized or unshared in compounds of post-transition metals.
Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition
by Silberberg, Martin; Amateis, Patricia
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
007351117X
ISBN 13:
978-0-07351-117-7
Chapter 14 - Problems - Page 609: 14.8
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