Why does NH3 form Hydrogen bond but PH3 does not? (3 MARKS) - [URGENT ANSWER NEEDED]
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you can find hidrogen bond ONLY in the situations where hydrogen is bonded with 3 most electro negetive elements.which are Flourine,Oxigen and Nitrogen.
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Nitrogen is highly electronegative as compared to phosphorus. This causes a greater attraction of electrons towards nitrogen in NH 3 than towards phosphorus in PH 3. Hence, the extent of hydrogen bonding in PH 3 is very less as compared to NH 3.
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