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JEE Main 24 June 2022, Shift 2, Chemistry Q70

Question 70 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 10 of 30, Section A.

PCl

_5

is well known, but NCl

_5

is not. Because,

(1)nitrogen is less reactive than phosphorous.
(2)nitrogen doesn't have d-orbitals in its valence shell.Official answer
(3)catenation tendency is weaker in nitrogen than phosphorous.
(4)size of phosphorous is larger than nitrogen.

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: The p-Block Elements
Topic: Group 15 & 16
Idea tested: Anomalous Properties of Nitrogen

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