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7.25  Explain why inspite of nearly the same electronegativity, nitrogen forms hydrogen bonding while chlorine does not.

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In spite of nearly the same electronegativity, nitrogen forms hydrogen bonds while chlorine does not. The reason behind this is the small size of the nitrogen atom as compared to the chlorine atom. The small size makes the electron density per volume higher.

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