PCl 5 is well known, but NCl 5 is not. Because, (JEE Main 2022)

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PCl5 is well known, but NCl5 is not. Because,
  (JEE Main 2022)
  1. Nitrogen is less reactive than phosphorous.
  2. Nitrogen doesn't have d-orbitals in its valence shell.
  3. Catenation tendency is weaker in nitrogen than phosphorous.
  4. Size of phosphorous is larger than nitrogen.

Answer

(B) Nitrogen doesn't have d-orbitals in its valence shell.

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