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Why are the electrons in a nitrogen-phosphorus covalent bond not shared equally? which atom do the electrons spend more time around?
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Why are the electrons in a nitrogen-phosphorus covalent bond not shared equally? which atom do the electrons spend more time around?

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Electrons in a nitrogen-phosphorus covalent bond are not shared equally because nitrogen and phosphorus do not have the same electronegativity. The atoms spend more time around the most electronegative atom nitrogen.
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