Chemistry, asked by jiwatodekamesh, 11 months ago

Why does NH3 from hydrogen bond but ph3 does not?​

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Answered by Anonymous
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Nitrogen is highly electronegative as compared to phosphorus. This causes a greater attraction of electrons towards nitrogen in NH3 than towards phosphorus in PH3. Hence, the extent of hydrogen bonding in PH3 is very less as compared to NH3.

Answered by keshavh46
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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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