Q.
Arrange the following hydrides in the decreasing order of their basicities: NH3,AsH3,SbH3,BiH3 and PH3
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a
NH3>AsH3>SbH3>BiH3>PH3
b
NH3>PH3>AsH3>SbH3≥BiH3
c
BiH3>SbH3>AsH3>PH3≥NH3
d
PH3>BiH3>SbH3>AsH3>NH3
answer is B.
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Detailed Solution
The decreasing order of the basicities is NH3>PH3>AsH3>SbH3≥BiH3This is because tendency to give lone pair decreases as the size of element of group - 15 increases.
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