Nitrogen has no d-orbital in its valence shell and therefore it cannot

Question

Nitrogen has no d-orbital in its valence shell and therefore it cannot (A) exhibit the oxidation state +5 (B) have covalency greater than 3 (C) exhibit orbital hybridization (D) form oxides with oxidation state greater than +3

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Because of the absence of vacantd-orbitals electron excitation is not possible so it cannot have covalency greater than 3.

Q. Nitrogen has no d-orbital in its valence shell and therefore it cannot

exhibit the oxidation state +5

have covalency greater than 3

exhibit orbital hybridization

form oxides with oxidation state greater than +3

Because of the absence of vacantd-orbitals electron excitation is not possible so it cannot have covalency greater than 3.