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What are the causes for the anomalous behaviour of nitrogen? - Chemistry (Theory)

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What are the causes for the anomalous behaviour of nitrogen?

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The anomalous behaviour of nitrogen is due to its:

  1. small size,
  2. high ionisation energy,
  3. high electronegativity, and
  4. absence of d-orbitals in its valence shell.
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Chapter 7: p-Block Elements - LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [Page 449]

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Nootan Chemistry Part 1 and 2 [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 7 p-Block Elements
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS | Q 7. ii. | Page 449
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