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Question
Account for the following: Reducing character increases from NH3 to BiH3.
Solution
The reducing character depends on the stability of the hydride. The greater the instability of a hydride, the greater is its reducing character. Because the stability decreases from NH3 to BiH3, the reducing character increases.
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