I guess the best example would be PCl5. Phosphorus has an electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s23px13py[FONT=Helvetica, Arial]13pz1. By inputing energy to promote an electron to the next highest energy level (3d NOT 4s), you now have 5 available bonding electrons, .1s22s22p63s13px13py[FONT=Helvetica, Arial]13pz13d1.[FONT=Helvetica, Arial]. The 3 electron levels now rearrange to form 5 hybrid orbitals all of equal energy, called sp3d orbitals which can now bond to 5 Cl atoms.
For nitrogen, in the same family as P, NCl5 does not exist because it doesn't have a 2d orbital to promote an electron to. The next highest orbital is 3s, which requires too much energy to accomplish electron promotion.
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