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why does NH3 forms hydrogen bonds whlile PH3 does not?
Asked by dvaishnavi | 22 Dec, 2011, 12:00: AM
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Nitrogen is highly electronegative as compared to phosphorus. This causes a greater attraction of electrons towards nitrogen in NH3 than towards phosphorus in PH3. Hence, the extent of hydrogen bonding in PH3 is very less as compared to NH3.

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