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The H-N-H bond angles in ammonia, NH3, and phosphine (the formal name is "phosphane"), PH3, are 107° and 93°, respectively. Apparently, the nitrogen atom in ammonia uses nearly fully developed sp3 hybrid orbitals while the phosphorus atom in phosphine does so to a much smaller extent. What are possible reasons why hybridization of s and p orbitals works well on nitrogen, but not on phosphorus?

Name: the h e h bond angles in ammonia nh3 and phosphine the formal name is phosphane ph3 are 107 and 93 respectively apparently the nitrogen atom in ammonia uses nearly fully developed sp3 hybrid 15416
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          The H-N-H bond angles in ammonia, NH3, and phosphine (the formal name is "phosphane"), PH3, are 107° and 93°, respectively. Apparently, the nitrogen atom in ammonia uses nearly fully developed sp3 hybrid orbitals while the phosphorus atom in phosphine does so to a much smaller extent. What are possible reasons why hybridization of s and p orbitals works well on nitrogen, but not on phosphorus?

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The H-N-H bond angles in ammonia, NH3, and phosphine (the formal name is "phosphane"), PH3, are 107° and 93°, respectively. Apparently, the nitrogen atom in ammonia uses nearly fully developed sp3 hybrid orbitals while the phosphorus atom in phosphine does so to a much smaller extent. What are possible reasons why hybridization of s and p orbitals works well on nitrogen, but not on phosphorus?