Explain the following: Basic character of the hydrides of group 15 elements decreases with increasing atomic numbers.
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As the atomic number of central atom increases,the lone pair of one electron occupies a greater volume and its tendency to donate a pair of electrons decreases and hence its basic strength decreases with increase in atomic number.
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