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Standard XII
Chemistry
Compounds of Pnictogens-Trends
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Give reason:
Nitrogen exists as a diatomic molecule.
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Solution
Nitrogen owing to its small size has a tendency to form
p
π
−
p
π
multiple bonds with itself. Nitrogen thus forms a very stable diatomic molecule,
N
2
.
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