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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why is SnCl4 a stable compound but PbCl4 decomposes at room temperaure into PbCl2 and Cl2

OpenStudy (chmvijay):

Due to inert pair effect Pb shows it 's valency as +2. So PbCl2 is more stable. and it does not show the +4 state so PbCl4 is unstable.

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