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A student suggests NCl₅ as a possible compound. What is wrong with the suggestion?
Chemistry
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High School (11–12)
The p-Block Elements
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A student suggests
NCl
5
\text{NCl}_{5}
NCl
5
as a possible compound. What is wrong with the suggestion?
Nitrogen prefers multiple bonds and cannot form single bonds to chlorine
Nitrogen has no d orbitals and cannot expand its octet, so it cannot form five bonds
Nitrogen has no lone pair to use in bonding
Nitrogen is more electronegative than chlorine and cannot bond to it
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