Inorganic Chemistry

Statement I:
SnF (tin tetrafluoride) and PbF (lead tetrafluoride) are indeed ionic compounds. This is because they are formed by the combination of metal cations (Sn and Pb ) with fluoride anions (F ) which result in the formation of ionic bonds. Hence, Statement I is correct.
Statement II:
GeCl is not more stable than GeCl . In fact, GeCl is less stable than GeCl . The stability of GeCl is greater due to the full d-orbital participation and the more favorable bond formation compared to GeCl , which is more prone to hydrolysis and less stable. Hence, Statement II is incorrect.
Thus, the correct answer is (3): Statement I is correct, but statement II is not correct.