\n \n \n \nThus, it is not able to expand its octet and can only form covalent bonds. \n \nIt can also form one coordinate bond with the help of one lone pair of electrons over atom \n \nOn the other hand, the outer most orbital for is \n \nwhich contains empty orbitals. \n \n \n \n(In excited state, P has 5unpaired electrons) \n \nThus, none of the given is correct. \n \n Therefore, the correct answer is None of these."},"encodingFormat":"text/html","position":4,"text":"None of these"},"comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"Here valency does not depend on the number of valence electrons but covalency depends on the number of valence electrons."},"eduQuestionType":"Multiple choice","encodingFormat":"text/markdown","learningResourceType":"Practice problem","suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"It is a wrong option."},"encodingFormat":"text/html","position":0,"text":""},{"@type":"Answer","comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"It is a wrong option."},"encodingFormat":"text/html","position":1,"text":""},{"@type":"Answer","comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"It is a wrong option."},"encodingFormat":"text/html","position":2,"text":""},{"@type":"Answer","comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"It is a wrong option."},"encodingFormat":"text/html","position":3,"text":""}],"text":"Maximum number of covalent bonds formed by and are -"},"name":"Quiz on Transition and Inner Transition Elements","typicalAgeRange":"10-17","url":"https://www.embibe.com/questions/Maximum-number-of-covalent-bonds-formed-by-N-and-P-are--/EM0338872"}
Although Zirconium belongs to transition series and Hafnium to transition series even then they show similar physical and chemical properties because _____.
For the following Assertion and Reason, the correct option is:
Assertion: For hydrogenation reactions, the catalytic activity increases from Group to Group metals with maximum activity shown by Group elements.
Reason: The reactants are most strongly adsorbed on group elements.