Chemistry, asked by heavyrabbit565, 1 year ago

Give an account of nature of hydrides of 15 th group elements.

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Answered by priyambaksi
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all hydrides of set 15 element owns a lone couple of electrons on main atom and therefore act as lewis bases..
NH3 is plain and forms salt with stout and weak acids...PH3 is a weak base and therefore procedures salt with anhydrous hydrochloric acid gas...AsH3,SbH3 and BiH3 are not at all essential...
the cause for such style is : as the mass of central atom boosts..the lone pair of electron inhabits a larger volume ..in other words electron solidity on central atom reductions and accordingly its tendency to donate a pair of electron reductions and hence its basic force decreases as we move from NH3 to BiH3..
as basic strength is in that order so acidic strength stability will be the reverse of that:
BiH3>SbH3>AsH3>PH3>NH3




Answered by neelkamal
1
the hydrides show regular gradation in their properties. the stability of hydrides decreases from NH3 to BiH3.It can be observed by their bond dissociation enthalpy.Basicity decreases in the order
                         NH3>PH3>AsH3>SbH3>BiH3
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