Nitrogen can form only one chloride with chlorine which is NCl 3 whereas P can form PCl 3…

Chemistry · Class 12 · CBSEThe p-Block Elements

Nitrogen can form only one chloride with chlorine which is NCl3 whereas P can form PCl3 and PCl5. This is
  1. due to absence of d-orbitals in nitrogen
  2. due to difference in size of N and P
  3. due to higher reactivity of P towards Cl than N
  4. due to presence of multiple bonding in nitrogen.

Answer

(A) due to absence of d -orbitals in nitrogen

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