Ammonia is soluble in water but ph3 is not; explain.
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In the case of phosphine (PH3), phosphorous is neither small enough nor electronegative enough to make H positive enough to create the intermolecular attraction known as hydrogen bonding so it is not soluble in as Ammonia is. Hydrogen bonding occurs when hydrogen is bonded to a small, highly electronegative element.
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