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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Chemistry
2 years ago

Maximum covalency of Nitrogen is 4, but the heavier elements of group 15 show covalence greater than 4. Why?   

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Because the other heavier elements in group 15 have vacant d orbitals while nitrogen has only 4 orbitals in the valence shell.

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