Question

Which of the following has the highest pp – pp bonding
tendency ?
(a) N (b) P (c) As (d) Sb

Answer 1

Answer:

(a)N(nitrogen)✔

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Answer 2

● Of all the given options in the question above nitrogen has the highest PP - PP bonding tendency.

● N-N sigma bond is more fragile than P-P sigma bond because of the little bond length between the nitrogen molecules.

● The non-holding electrons(lone pair of electrons) of both the iotas repulse each other making it more fragile than P-P sigma bond.

● This is the reason the catenation propensity is absent in Nitrogen.