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Why cant 3 hydrogens bond?

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NH3 forms polar covalent bonds, N being most electronegative in its group..thus creating a delta positive charge on its attached H atoms-required condition for H bonding....water being a polar solvent,whereas in PH3 it is less electronegative than N cannot help create a delta positive harge on on its H atoms therefore no H bonding....yohoo...wot an answer...i rock..jojo

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Three hydrogens cannot bond because each hydrogen atom has only one electron, and it needs to share two electrons to form a stable bond. Consequently, three hydrogens do not have enough electrons to satisfy the bonding requirements and cannot bond together.

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