Multiple choice

Which of the following compounds is not hydrolysable?

  1. PF3 .

  2. NCl3 .

  3. PCl3 .

  4. NF3 .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because , during the hydrolysis ,  water being neucleophile always prefer to attack the central atom first . it will attack the central atom  only when it posses vacant orbitals . If the central atom doesn't posses vacant orbital then attack  of water molecules taken place on peripheral atom provided they also posses vacant orbitals . in this case niether central nor peripheral atom posses vacant orbital hence hydroysis doesn't takes place in this molecule .