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Problem
Assertion :
Formation of
PH
4
+
\text{PH}_4^+
PH
4
+
ion is relatively difficult in comparison to
NH
4
+
\text{NH}_4^+
NH
4
+
ion.
Reason :
Lone pair of phosphorus atom in
PH
3
\text{PH}_3
PH
3
resides in stereochemically inactive pure
s
s
s
-orbital.
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