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Explain the following observations :
(i) Nitrogen is much less reactive than phosphorus.
(ii) Despite having greater polarity, hydrogen fluoride boils at a lower temperature than water.

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(i) `H_(3)PO_(2)`

(ii) `CIF_(3)` : Structure of `ClF_(3)`(g)

(b) (ii) Water molecules has twice as many Hydrogen bonding does HF and therefore more intermolecular attraction and higher boiling point than HF.
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