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Which one of the following compounds does not exist?

A

`NCl_(5)`

B

`AsF_(5)`

C

`SbCl_(5)`

D

`PF_(5)`

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The correct Answer is:
A
`NCl_(5)` does not exist as N cannot have a covalency of 5. this is because N can not expands is octet due to -availability of d-subshell in the valence shell.
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