Are all the five bonds in molecule equivalent? Justify.
No. It has a trigonal bipyramidal structure. The three equatorial bonds are equivalent, while the two axial bonds are different and longer.
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has a lower boiling point than . Why?
Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?
Why is the strongest reducing agent amongst all the hydrides of Group 15 elements?
Write the reaction of thermal decomposition of sodium azide.