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Zirconium Forms Two Binary Chlorides While Molybdenum Forms Five

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Zirconium forms two binary chlorides while molybdenum forms five. How can we explain this difference?


A) Zirconium has a smaller radius and lower number of possible coordination numbers.
B) Ionization energies of zirconium are higher than that for molybdenum.
C) Zirconium has fewer accessible oxidation states than molybdenum.

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