CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023
Answer the question on the basis of passage given below :
There are some deposits of nitrates and phosphates in the earth’s crust. Nitrates are more soluble in water. Nitrates are difficult to reduce under laboratory conditions, but microbes do it easily. Ammonia forms a large number of complexes with transition metals. Hybridisation easily explains the ease of sigma donation capability of NH₃ and PH₃. Phosphine is an inflammable gas, prepared from white phosphorus.
Which of the following is the correct statement?
A. Between NH₃ and PH₃, NH₃ is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons occupy spherical 's' orbital and is less directional.
B. Between NH₃ and PH₃, NH₃ is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons occupies sp³ orbital and is more directional.
C. Between NH₃ & PH₃, PH₃ is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons occupies sp² orbital and is more directional.
D. Between NH₃ & PH₃, PH₃ is a better electron donor because the lone pair of electrons occupies 's' orbital and is less directional.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A A only
- B B only
- C C only
- D D only
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer
(B) B only
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Detailed explanation
Option B is correct.
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