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Bond angle in is closer to while that in is . Which of the following best explains this structural feature?
(a)Due to larger size of the lone pair electron cloud, there is larger lone pair – bond pair repulsion in compared to .
(b)Higher electronegativity of nitrogen concentrates the bond pair electron cloud near the central atom which increases the bond pair – bond pair repulsion which in turn decreases the bond angle in .
(c)Energy difference between and orbitals is quite high and hence the lone pair on phosphorous prefers to occupy unhybridized orbital rather than hybridized hybridized orbital which causes its orbital energy to increase.
(d)Phosphorous forms bonds while nitrogen does not.

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Important Questions on The p-Block Elements
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molecule is very reactive because of angular strain.
The basicity of is .
In gas phase, all of have same bond length.
In solid state, exists as an ionic solid, in which anion has octahedral and cation has tetrahedral shape.

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Which compound(s) yield(s) nitrogen gas upon heating?

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(i) It is an exothermic compound.
(ii) It burns in air with the evolution of heat.
(iii) It has kinetic stability.
(iv) It reduces to in acidic medium.
Which of the following combinations is correct?

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