Answer to Question #161917 in General Chemistry for Adinay

Question

Give a characteristic of the connection of elements (N2, P)

Answer 1

phosphorus is just below nitrogen, we can expect nitrogen and phosphorus to have some similar properties. They are nonmetals and have similar properties when making compounds. Both are abundant on Earth and are cycled through the environment through the nitrogen cycle and the phosphorus cycle.

nitrogen forms the tetravalent ammonium ion, phosphorus can form the tetravalent phosphonium ion, and form salts such as phosphonium iodide