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Which of the following elements is more reactive with air?(a) indium(b) gallium(c) thallium(d) all three are equally reactiveI had been asked this question in an interview for internship.This is a very interesting question from p-Block Elements topic in section p-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 11

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The CORRECT answer is (c) thallium

The explanation: Thallium is more REACTIVE with their than gallium and indium, due to the formation of unipositive ion Tl^+. Thallium combines with oxygen in the air in order to form thallium oxide, Tl2O is more stable than TL2O3 due to inert pair EFFECT.



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