Nitrogen can form only one chloride with chlorine which is NCl 3 whereas P can form PCl 3 and PCl 5 . This is:

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Nitrogen can form only one chloride with chlorine which is NCl 3 whereas P can form PCl 3 and PCl 5 . This is: (A) Due to absence of vacant d-orbitals in nitrogen (B) Due to difference in size of N and P (C) Due to high reactivity of P towards C l than N (D) Due to presence of multiple bonding in nitrogen

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Due to unavailability of d-orbitals in nitrogen, it can form only NCl3 and not NCl5

Q. Nitrogen can form only one chloride with chlorine which is $NC l_{3}$ whereas $P$ can form $PC l_{3}$ and $PC l_{5} .$ This is:

Due to absence of vacant d-orbitals in nitrogen

Due to difference in size of $N$ and $P$

Due to high reactivity of $P$ towards $Cl$ than $N$

Due to presence of multiple bonding in nitrogen

Due to unavailability of d-orbitals in nitrogen, it can form only $NC l_{3}$ and not $NC l_{5}$

Q. Nitrogen can form only one chloride with chlorine which is NCl3​ whereas P can form PCl3​ and PCl5​. This is:

Due to absence of vacant d-orbitals in nitrogen

Due to difference in size of N and P

Due to high reactivity of P towards Cl than N

Due to presence of multiple bonding in nitrogen

Due to unavailability of d-orbitals in nitrogen, it can form only NCl3​ and not NCl5​

Q. Nitrogen can form only one chloride with chlorine which is $NC l_{3}$ whereas $P$ can form $PC l_{3}$ and $PC l_{5} .$ This is:

Due to difference in size of $N$ and $P$

Due to high reactivity of $P$ towards $Cl$ than $N$

Due to unavailability of d-orbitals in nitrogen, it can form only $NC l_{3}$ and not $NC l_{5}$