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Why nitrogen forms pentoxides but does not forms penta halides?

Why nitrogen forms pentoxides but does not forms penta halides?

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neelam
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6 years ago
Nitrogen form pentaoxides because it has a strong tendency to form p-pi p-pi multiple bonds b/w N and O atoms. nitrogen does not form pentahalides because of absence of vacant d-orbitals in its valence shell

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