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Why does NH3 formhydrogen bond but PH3 does not?



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Nitrogen is highlyelectronegative as compared to phosphorus. This causes a greater attraction ofelectrons towards nitrogen in NH3 than towards phosphorus in PH3.Hence, the extent of hydrogen bonding in PH3 is very less ascompared to NH3.

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