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प्रश्न
Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?
उत्तर
In pentahalides, the oxidation state is +5 and in trihalides, the oxidation state is +3. Since the metal ion with a high charge has more polarizing power, pentahalides are more covalent than trihalides.
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