Which among the following group 15 element forms most stable pentavalent compound?

Phosphorus

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Antimony

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Bismuth

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Arsenic

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Solution

The correct option is A Phosphorus
Phosphorus is a 15th group element and it forms the most stable pentavalent compound like $P_{2} O_{5}$ . because available of d-electrons. Also, on moving down the group, the stability of the +5 oxidation state decreases.

Thus, phosphorus form the most stable pentavalent compounds.

Hence, the correct answer is option $A$ .

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