Due to the absence of vacant d orbitals nitrogen cannot form penta halides, so NCl5 is not formed but PCl5 is formed as phosphorous has vacant d orbitals
PCl5 is well known but NCl5 is not.Because,
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N - does not have vacant d-orbital
P - does not have 2d orbitals
Back bonding in NCl5 is not possible
N atom is more electronegative so does not forms 5 bonds
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