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Nitrogen does not form NaCl5 but P form PCl5 Explain.

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Nitrogen does not form NaCl5 but P form PCl5 Explain.

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Himanshu

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14 Jan 2008 12:07:00 IST

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N doesnt form "NCl5"

coz it doesnt have vaccant d-orbitals.....

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14 Jan 2008 12:51:14 IST

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lol :: N can't form NaCl. The right one is N doesnt form NCl5 coz N doesn't have d-orbital like P has

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14 Jan 2008 12:57:37 IST

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also elecronegativity of both the atoms is almost same(both around 3)
hence it does not form NCl3 too and even if NCl3 is formed is small quatities,it is highly reactive.same is the case between PCl5 and PH3

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