unlike phosphorus,nitrogen shows little tendency for catenation.explain
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Answer:Nitrogen has a very little tendency to show catenation as N–N bond is very weak because of the repulsion in the electron pairs on the nitrogen atom. ... The lesser tendency of nitrogen to show catenation in comparison to phosphorus is their law (M–M) bond dissociation energy.
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N−N single bond is weak as nitrogen has small size and lone pairs on two N atoms repel each other. Phosphorous has larger atomic size and the lone pairs on P repel to smaller extent. Thus, the strength of P−P bond is greater than the strength of N−N bond. High bond enthalpy of P−P bond results in tendency for catenation.
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