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Nitrogen does not form NF₅ because:
A
Nitrogen is member of V group
B
It contains no empty d-orbital
C
The bond energy of N≡N is very high
D
Inert pair effect exists in the molecule
Explanation
Nitrogen belongs to the second period and has no vacant d-orbitals to accommodate more than eight electrons.
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