Q.

Which of the following species is not stable            [2019]

1 [SiCl6]2-  
2 [SiF6]2-  
3 [GeCl6]2-  
4 [Sn(OH)6]2-  

Ans.

(1)

[SiCl6]2- is not stable due to steric hindrance by large sized Cl atoms.