The pentavalence in phosphorus is more stable as compared to that of nitrogen even though they belong to the same group. It is due to

  • A
    Inert nature of nitrogen
  • B
    Reactivity of phosphorus
  • C
    Larger size of phosphorus atom
  • D
    Dissimilar electronic configuration

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