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Explain the following: Tendency to form pentahalides decreases down the group in group 15 of the periodic table.

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Answered by aravindsenthil
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Tendency to form pentahalides decreases down the group in group 15 of the periodic table. ... The tendency to form pentahalide decrease down the group. This because of inert pair effect. Due to the inert pair effect, ns2 electron remains inert in a chemical reaction and element shows -2 oxidation state.

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