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Why does nitrogen show catenation properties less than phosphorus?

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The single N--N bond is weaker than the single P--P bond due to high interelectronic repulsion of the non-bonding electrons in $N_{2}$ , owing to small bond length. Therefore, the catenation property is weaker in nitrogen as compared to phosphorus.

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