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The EE^{\ominus} values for Al+/Al=+0.55 VAl^+/Al = +0.55 \text{ V} and Tl+/Tl=0.34 VTl^+/Tl = -0.34 \text{ V}; Al3+/Al=1.66 VAl^{3+}/Al = -1.66 \text{ V} and Tl3+/Tl=+1.26 VTl^{3+}/Tl = +1.26 \text{ V}. The incorrect statement among the following is:

A

Al is more electropositive than Tl.

B

Tl3+Tl^{3+} is a better reducing agent than Tl+Tl^+.

C

Al+Al^+ is unstable in solution.

D

Tl can be easily oxidized to Tl+Tl^+ as compared to Tl3+Tl^{3+}.

Step-by-Step Solution

Due to the inert pair effect in the heavier group 13 elements, the +1 oxidation state is much more stable than the +3 state for Thallium (Tl). As a result, Tl3+Tl^{3+} has a strong tendency to accept electrons and get reduced to Tl+Tl^+, making it a strong oxidising agent, not a reducing agent. Therefore, the statement claiming 'Tl3+Tl^{3+} is a better reducing agent than Tl+Tl^+' is completely incorrect. Furthermore, Al3+Al^{3+} is much more stable than Al+Al^+, making Al+Al^+ unstable in solution, and Tl is more readily oxidized to Tl+Tl^+ than to Tl3+Tl^{3+} given their standard reduction potential values.

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