Which of the following is incorrect statement?

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🧠 The Group 14 Truths
As you go down Group 14 (), the "Inert Pair Effect" grows stronger, and the tendency toward ionic character in higher oxidation states increases.

🗺️ Fact-Checking the Statements
- (a)  nature: Incorrect. Because of the very high electronegativity of fluorine and the large size of Lead,  is actually ionic in nature, not covalent.
- (b)  Hydrolysis: Correct. Silicon has empty -orbitals to accept water's lone pairs.
- (c) Germanium Stability: Correct. For Germanium, the  st

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