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Q.

The formation of  PH4+ is difficult compared to NH4+ because

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a

lone pair of phosphorus is optically inert

b

lone pair of phosphorus resides at almost pure p-orbital

c

lone pair of phosphorus resides at almost pure s-orbital

d

lone pair of phosphorus resides at sp3 orbital

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

There is one lone pair of electrons in NH3 and its directional because it presents in the hybrid orbital. Also, N has no vacant d-orbitals, therefore the electron cloud is concentrated over N atom and easily available for proton. Therefore, NH3 easily forms of NH4+.

NH3+H+NH4+

In PH3, lone pair is present in purely-s orbital and its non-directional. As a result, its overlapping tendency is appreciably reduced than the lone pair present in the hybrid orbital. Therefore, it is difficult for PH3 to form PH4+.

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