please answer and help me!! why second period elements of P- groups starting from Boron are restricted to a maximum covalency of 4.(using 2S and three 2P orbitals)????
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Yes, they only have maximum covalency of 4 because they only posses s and 3 p orbitals and they lack d or f orbitals so they cannot expand their octet.
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