Chemistry, asked by bongboy, 9 months ago

PCl5 exists but NCl5 does not. Explain.

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Answered by anshvats099

Explanation:

NCl5 does not exist because there are no d-orbitals in the second energy level. Therefore there is no way to arrange five pairs of bonding electrons around a nitrogen atom.

Answered by jasminekaur12

PCl5 forms five bonds by using the d-orbitals to expand the octet" and have more places to put bonding pairs of electrons. NCl5 does not exist because there are no d-orbitals in the second energy level. Therefore there is no way to arrange five pairs of bonding electrons around a nitrogen atom.

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PCl5 exists but NCl5 does not. Explain.​

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PCl5 forms five bonds by using the d-orbitals to expand the octet" and have more places to put bonding pairs of electrons. NCl5 does not exist because there are no d-orbitals in the second energy level. Therefore there is no way to arrange five pairs of bonding electrons around a nitrogen atom.

PCl5 exists but NCl5 does not. Explain.