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Molecular nitrogen is very inert chemically. Why ?

A

Mutiple bond formation in the molecule

B

Abesnce of bond polarity

C

Short internuclear distance

D

High bond energy

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D
Due to high bond energy of `N-=N` molecule, `N_(2)` is chemically inert.
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