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Why hydrides of Germanium are known as _____________(a) silanes(b) germanes(c) stannum(d) plumbaneThis question was posed to me in homework.This intriguing question originated from p-Block Elements in division p-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 11

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Right choice is (b) germanes

The explanation is: The HYDRIDES of carbon are called HYDROCARBONS ALKANES, ALKENES or alkynes, whereas the hydrides of silicon are called silanes and the hydrides of GERMANIUM are called Germanes the only hydrides of stannane and plumbum are stand and plumbane.



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