Engineering
Chemistry
Compounds of Nitrogen Family
Question

Which of the following statements is wrong ?

The stability of hydrides increases from NH3 to BiH3 in group 15 of the periodic table.

Single N – N bond is weaker than the single P – P bond.

N2O4 has two resonance structures

Nitrogen can not from dπ – pπ bond.

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Solution

The stability of hydrides decreases from NH3 to BiH3 which can be observed from their bond dissociation enthalpy. The correct order is NH3 < PH3 < AsH3 < SbH3 < BiH3.

     Property                                                  NH3           PH3           AsH3         SbH3        BiH3

Bond energy HΘ(E–H) / kJ mol–1                 389            322            297            255            ––