Nitrogen does not form pentahalide, justify the statement
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●Nitrogen - Symbol-N- Atomic number -7
Electronic Configuration: 1s²2s²2p³
●Reason:
Formation of pentahalides requires sp³d hybridization of central atom. This can be obtained by transfer of electrons from central atom to empty d-orbitals in excited state.
As nitrogen has no d orbitals in its valence shell, it cannot undergoes sp3d hybridization and hence cannot form pentahalides .
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Electronic Configuration: 1s²2s²2p³
●Reason:
Formation of pentahalides requires sp³d hybridization of central atom. This can be obtained by transfer of electrons from central atom to empty d-orbitals in excited state.
As nitrogen has no d orbitals in its valence shell, it cannot undergoes sp3d hybridization and hence cannot form pentahalides .
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Nitrogen doesn't form pentahalides due to the absence of D orbital.
The formation of pentahalides require sp3d hybridization which is obtained by excitement of electrons to empty the d orbital.
The maximum covalency that nitrogen can obtain is 4 due to the absence of D orbital and as nitrogen only have s and p orbitals, it is unable to form pentahalides because d-orbital is a must for the formation of pentahalides.
Under certain circumstances nitrogen can also obtain a valency of 5 like in its nitrate and nitric acid state but it's not possible for nitrogen to form pentahalides because it cannot fit 5 items around it.
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