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how can SnCl₂, a reducing agent???..
it must be oxidising agent..what u think...

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satan92 ·2008-12-04 09:06:59

after analysing the structure of SnCl2 we see tha it contains two lone pairs on the Sn atom

those lone pairs can be donated and thus it can act as a reducing agent..

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graviton ·2008-12-04 09:28:48

dude,donation of electron donot makes any compound, reducing or oxidising agent..............

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Celestine preetham ·2008-12-04 10:05:05

yes i think SnCl2 makes a pretty good red agent as it gets oxidised in two ways

Sn²+ â†’ Sn⁴+

Cl- â†’ Cl₂

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graviton ·2008-12-04 22:27:34

but due to inert pair effect, sn⁺² will be more stable than sn⁺⁴, so it must acts as oxidising reagent...................

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satan92 ·2008-12-05 00:07:18

but from the definition of reduction and oxidation my explanation should be correct!!

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harit_kakkar kakkar ·2008-12-05 01:47:44

sncl₂ is reducing agent in presence of HCl only because it releases nascent hydrogen AND ANIONS

sncl₂ + HCl-------------> {sncl₃}- + H+

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Celestine preetham ·2008-12-05 02:56:15

dude i agree with the inert pair thingy but given the chance it wont hesitate to oxidise in presince of oxidising agents

and satan wat def r u talkin abt

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voldy ·2008-12-06 08:53:15

inert pair effect is not important . Sn4+ is more stable than Sn2+

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