Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 22 - Sections 22.1-22.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 1070: 62

Answer

Phosphine is less polar than ammonia.

Work Step by Step

Phosphine ($PH_{3}$) is a colorless, poisonous gas in which phosphorus has an oxidation state of -3 . Since phosphorus is less electronegative than nitrogen, phosphine is less polar than ammonia.
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