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Match the species given in column I with the properties mentioned in column II

Column IColumn II(A)BF4(i)oxidation state of central atom is+4(B)AlCl3(ii)strong oxidising agent(C)SnO(iii)Lewis acid(D)PbO2(iv)can be further oxidised(v)Tetrahedral shape

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(A) BF4 has boron in sp3 hybridisation due to its formation of 4 σ bonds with fluorine.

Thus, BF4 has tetrahedral shape.

(B) AlCl3 is electron deficient species due to incomplete octet of aluminium. Hence, it acts as lewis acid and have tendency to accept lone pairs of electrons from any lewis base.

(C) In SnO, Sn is having +2 oxidation state. It is more stable in +4 oxidation state and hence it can be further oxidized.

(D) In PbO2, Pb is having +4 oxidation state. Due to the inert pair effect, it is more stable in +2 oxidation state.

Hence, PbO2 can act as a strong oxidizing agent by itself getting reduced from +4 to +2 oxidation state and oxidising the other species.

Hence, the correct match will be

Column IColumn II(A)BF4(v)Tetrahedral shape(B)AlCl3(iii)Lewis acid(C)SnO(iv)can be further oxidised(D)PbO2(i)oxidation state of central atom is+4(ii)strong oxidising agent

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