Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Why is BiH3 the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of Group 15 elements

Why is BiH3 the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of Group 15 elements?

Answer

As we move down a group, the atomic size increases and the stability of the hydrides of
group 15 elements decreases. Since the stability of hydrides decreases on moving from
NH3 to BiH3, the reducing character of the hydrides increases on moving from NH3 to
BiH3.

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