Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 327

Question: $ PCl_5 $ exists but $ NCl_5 $ does not because [EAMCET 1977; MP PET/PMT 1988]

Options:

A) Nitrogen has no vacant d-orbitals

B) $ NCl_5 $ is unstable

C) Nitrogen atom is much smaller

D) Nitrogen is highly inert

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Nitrogen does not have vacant -d–orbitals so it can-t have +5 oxidation state i.e. the reason $ PCl_5 $ exists but $ NCl_5 $ does not.



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