Consider the following dioxide of group 14

$1 .$ $C O_{2}$

$2 .$ $S i O_{2}$

$3 .$ $G e O_{2}$

$4 .$ $S n O_{2}$

$5 .$ $P b O_{2}$

The basicity of the dioxide alters in the order

Question

Consider the following dioxide of group 14 1 . C O 2 2 . S i O 2 3 . G e O 2 4 . S n O 2 5 . P b O 2 The basicity of the dioxide alters in the order

Aicharya · Accepted Answer

The basicity of the dioxide alters in the order

C O_{2} < S i O_{2} < G e O_{2} < S n O_{2} < P b O_{2}

The basicity increases on moving down the group. Thus,

C O_{2}

and

S i O_{2}

are purely acidic.

G e O_{2}

is not as strongly acidic as

S i O_{2}

. It is weakly acidic and weakly basic.

S n O_{2}

and

P b O_{2}

are definitely amphoteric.

Consider the following dioxide of group 14 1 . C O 2 2 . S i O 2 3 . G e O 2 4 . S n O 2 5 . P b O 2 The…