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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

Consider the following
Assertion (A): phosphorus can form both phosphorus (III) and phosphorus (V) chlorides but nitrogen cannot form nitrogen(V) chloride.
Reason (R): The electronegativity of nitrogen is more than that of phosphorus
The correct answer is

  1. A Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
  3. C Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
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(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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