$PCl_5$ is well known,but $NCl_5$ is not. Why?
- ANitrogen is less reactive than phosphorus.
- BNitrogen does not have $d-$orbitals in its valence shell.
- CCatenation tendency is weaker in nitrogen than phosphorus.
- DSize of phosphorus is larger than nitrogen.
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