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Question
Rationalise the given statement and give a chemical reaction:
Lead is known not to form an iodide, PbI4.
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Solution
Lead is known not to form PbI4. Pb (+4) is oxidising in nature and I- is reducing in nature. A combination of Pb(IV) and iodide ion is not stable. Iodide ion is strongly reducing in nature. Pb(IV) oxidises I– to I2 and itself gets reduced to Pb(II).
\[\ce{PbI_4 -> PbI_2 + I_2}\]
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