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PCl 5 is well known, but NCl 5 is not. Because,
- nitrogen is less reactive than phosphorous
- nitrogen doesn’t have d-orbitals in its valence shell.
- catenation tendency is weaker in nitrogen than phosphorous.
- size of phosphorous is larger than nitrogen
Correct answer: nitrogen doesn’t have d-orbitals in its valence shell.
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