Arrange the following in the increasing order of their basicity:
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In this case basicity is defined in terms of their ability to donate the lone pair of electrons. The electronic configuration of valence shell of nitrogen family is ns2np3 . So they have a lone pair to donate, but as we go down the group the atomic size increases, leading to decrease in electron density. Low electron density means decreased basicity. Hence the basicity decreases down the group.
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