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| 1. | Phosphorous has vacant d-orbitals while nitrogen does not have vacant d-orbitals. |
| 2. | PCl5 is stable while NCl5 is unstable. |
| 3. | Phosphorous is more reactive while nitrogen is inert. |
| 4. | Phosphorous has a large size while nitrogen has a small size. |