Why NF3 is possible but NF5 is not
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Because N cannot form compounds with +5 oxidation states , as it has no d-orbital in its outermost shell ,therefore it cannot expand its octet & its maximum covalence is restricted to 4,that's why N cannot form compounds like NF3.
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