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PCl5 exists but NCl5 does not, because of

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a

High electronegativity of nitrogen 

b

High ionisation energy of nitrogen

c

Smaller atomic size of nitrogen 

d

Absence of d-orbitals in the valence shell of nitrogen

answer is D.

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Nitrogen do not have vacant orbitals hence it can form pentahalides.

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