P-Block Elements Ques 312
Question: $ PCl_5 $ exists but $ NCl_5 $ does not because
[EAMCET 1977, 82]
Options:
A) Nitrogen has no vacant 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:
d-orbitals are absent in nitrogen.