Science, asked by Nixn, 1 year ago

Give reason N exist as N2 While P as P4

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Answered by surendarrajawat
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Hey
Nitrogen has 3 valence shell electrons and therefore forms N2 molecule by sharing 6 electrons (3 by each N atom.).
Phosphorus has valency 2 ,therefore it shares electrons (forms covalent bonds) with 2 more P atoms and form a ring to complete each other's octect.
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