Question
Draw the structure of sulphurous acid. Explain why nitrogen does not form pentahalides.

Answer

Sulphurous acid:
Molecular formula: $H_2SO_3$
Structural formula:
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Nitrogen does not form a pentahalide because of the non$-$availability of the d orbitals in its valence shell.

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