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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Chemistry
2 years ago

Why does nitrogen show catenation properties less than phosphorus?

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

The extent of catenation depends on strength of element-element bond . As `N-N` bond strength is weaker than `P-P` bond hence nitrogen shows less catenation properties than phosphorous.

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