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PCI5 exists but NCI5 does not because...

`PCI_5` exists but `NCI_5` does not because

A

Nitrogen atom is much smaller than P

B

`NCl_(5)` is unstable

C

Nitrogen has no vacant d-orbitals

D

Nitrogen is highly inert

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