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Explain why :NF3 is a weaker base than :NH3.

Author: Sena Aysel



Answer:

Fluorine has an electron withdrawing effect that reduces the availability of the pair of electrons on nitrogen. Thus the basicity of :NF3 is less than that of :NH3.


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