The stability of +5 oxidation state decreases down the group-15 of the periodic table.Explain the observation. (For 2 marks)
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This occurs due to inert pair effect due to which +3 oxidation state becomes more stable down the group
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In group 15, the stability of the +5 oxidation state decreases from P to Bi. Because neutral covalent compounds of the trivalent group 15 elements have a lone pair of electrons on the central atom, they tend to be Lewis bases.
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