Group 5 Hydrides

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  1. Karen72's Avatar
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    Group 5 Hydrides
    Guys

    Can anyone explain their interpretation of the stability of the group 5 hydrides for me please? :confused:

    Really appreciate it

    Thanks
  2. JMaydom's Avatar
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    Re: Group 5 Hydrides
    General trend is that they get less stable down the group as the sigma overlap gets worse due to the increasing group 5 quantum number
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