Nitrogen shows distinct differences from phosphorus and the rest of Group 15. For compounds of N are mainly coordination number 3 (eg, NH3) while P further exhibits coc number 5 as in PF5. Explain this observation

Nitrogen shows distinct differences from phosphorus and the rest of Group 15. For compounds of N are mainly coordination number 3 (eg, NH3) while P further exhibits coc number 5 as in PF5. Explain this observation

Chemistry: Principles and Practice

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Chapter19: Transitition Metals, Coordination Chemistry And Metallurgy

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Nitrogen shows distinct differences from phosphorus and the rest of Group 15. For
compounds of N are mainly coordination number 3 (eg, NH3) while P further exhibits coo
number 5 as in PF5. Explain this observation

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