JEE MainChemistryP Block ElementsMCQ+4 / −1
Which of the following statement is wrong?
- ANitrogen cannot form bond.
- BSingle N – N bond is weaker than the single P – P bond
- Chas two resonance structures
- DThe stability of hydrides increases from to in group 15 of the periodic table
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Correct answer: D
- We need to find the wrong statement among A, B, C, and D.
- Option A: Nitrogen cannot form bond.
- Nitrogen belongs to the 2nd period.
- It has no vacant -orbitals in its valence shell.
- Therefore, nitrogen cannot form bonding.
So, A is correct.
- Option B: Single N–N bond is weaker than the single P–P bond.
- The atom is very small.
- In an single bond, lone pair-lone pair repulsions are significant because the atoms are close.
- Hence the single bond is unusually weak.
- bond is comparatively stronger than single bond.
So, B is correct.
- Option C: has two resonance structures.
Structure of can be represented with resonance involving the bonds in each unit. A simplified textbook statement is that it shows two equivalent major resonance forms.
So, C is correct.
- Option D: The stability of hydrides increases from to in group 15 of the periodic table.
For group 15 hydrides:
Down the group:
- atomic size increases,
- bond strength decreases,
- therefore thermal stability decreases.
Hence the order of stability is:
So the statement "stability increases from to " is wrong.
Therefore, D is the wrong statement.
- Final Answer
The wrong statement is:
This matches the stored correct answer.
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