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among hydrides of group15 elements which have the maximum basic character

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Answered by Anonymous
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As we go down Group 15, the sizes of atoms increase and these are the central atoms in their corresponding hydrides. Shouldn't the large size of central atom (in case of BiBi) actually help the lone pair inside the sp3spX3 hybrid orbital to easily be donated and thus increase the basic character down the group?

NN is small and shouldn't it hold lone pair with much more strength than others, but NH3NHX3 seems to be strong base while BiH3BiHX3 is the weakest one.

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