JEE Main202224 Jun 2022Evening ShiftChemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Actual
PCl 5 is well known but NCl 5 is not.Because,
Options
- AN - does not have vacant d -orbital
- BP - does not have 2 d orbitals
- CBack bonding in NCl 5 is not possible
- DN atom is more electronegative so does not forms 5 bonds
Correct answer
A. N - does not have vacant d -orbital
Step-by-step solution
Due to the absence of vacant d orbitals nitrogen cannot form penta halides, so NCl 5 is not formed but PCl 5 is formed as phosphorous has vacant d orbitals