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Why does NH3 form hydrogen bond but 'PH3 does not?

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It is because .N. is more electronegative and smaller in size than phosphorus
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  2. Discuss the trends in chemical reactivity of group 15 elements.

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  3. Why does NH3 form hydrogen bond but 'PH3 does not?

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  4. How is nitrogen prepared in the laboratory? Write the chemical equatio...

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  5. How is ammonia manufactured industrially?

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  7. Give the resonating structures of NO2 and N2 O5

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  8. The HNH angle value is higher than HPH, HAsH and HSbH angles. Why?

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  9. Why does R3P=0 exist but R3N=0 does not. [R = alkyl group]?

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  10. Explain why 'NH3', is basic. while 'BiH3 is only feebly basic.

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  11. Nitrogen exists as diatomic molecule and phosphorus as 'P4'. Why?

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  13. Why does nitrogen show catenation properties less than phosphourus?

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  17. Why is dioxygen a gas, but sulphur a solid?

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