why phosphorus does not have valency more than 5
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coz it has only 5 valent electrons in the outermost shell and have 5 valent orbitals
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atomic no. of phosphorus is 15. As you know the valency is actually the no. of electrons in the outermost shell . so when we distribute it's electrons we get
2,8,5
5 is the no. of electrons in it's outermost shell thus , it's valency is +5
It can also be -3 .
It can become stable by either losing 5 electrons (valency 5+) or by gaining 3 electrons (valency 3-)
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