Why is $N_2$ less reactive at room temperature?
- ADue to high electronegativity of $N$.
- BDue to the presence of a strong triple covalent bond between $N$ atoms.
- CDue to its small atomic size.
- DDue to the absence of $d$-orbitals.
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